Hollow Fires Book Review by David Isibor - Ilford County High School

Samira Ahmed through Hollow Fires addresses an issue that has haunted America for decades if not centuries. Racism and Islamophobia. Set in Chicago we explore the issue of racism and islamophobia through 17-year-old Safiya Mirza. We get to understand what it's like for Muslims in America living in a society that blames their faith (Islam) on despicable acts that their faith would never associate with. This book opened my eyes even more than before to the unconscious bias that lurks everywhere li