Books by Shelina
Award-winning non-fiction and children's books
Love in a Headscarf
A funny, candid memoir of growing up Muslim in Britain and searching for love, identity and belonging on her own terms. The bestselling memoir has been translated into 14 languages worldwide, and remains a touchstone for readers navigating faith, culture and self in a world that keeps asking them to pick one.
The Story of Now
A children's non-fiction book examining what's shaped our world today by understanding the British Empire. An engaging, humorous and thought provoking book focused on helping children understand the world we live in now through the stories of the children who lived through it. Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and shortlisted for the UK Literacy Association Book Awards. Named by the Observer as a children's book of the year and described as "could not be more compelling."
BeYOUtiful
Not a book about how to look — a book about deciding, for yourself, what beauty means. At a moment when social media and filters shape how children see themselves, Beyoutiful gives readers 10+ the tools to question the images they're shown and build real self-worth. The book behind Shelina's Be YOU schools workshop.
The Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams
The story of a champion who fought life-threatening illness, injury, sexism and racism — and changed her sport for good. An inspiring biography of drive, resilience, and self-belief that carried her from Compton to global icon. Proof, in one story, of what's possible when your goal is to be yourself.
Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World
The defining account of a global generation who hold faith and modernity together, and whose consumer, cultural and civic power is reshaping the century. The term 'Generation M' has become the de facto description in marketing and media for the segment of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims reshaping global consumer culture — praised by the CEOs of Unilever and WPP and credited with putting "Generation M" on the map.