![]() ![]() Among the books burned, are Ali Amin's poetry collections Layla, therefore, has an immediate emotional response to. ![]() The book burning illustrates how the government has overtaken the minds of its people, systematically working to eliminate the identities and words of millions of its citizens. The election of a fascist president leads to a wave of Islamophobia, which infects the spirits of the nation. The book burning the community stages at the start of the novel symbolizes erasure of minority peoples, and dissenting voices. INTERNMENT by Samira Ahmed RELEASE DATE: MaLayla was a regular American teenager until the new Islamophobic president enacted Exclusion Laws. Muslim Americans are now on a 'registry,' Exclusion Laws have been enacted, and the president has just declared, 'Muslims are a threat to America.' For 17-year-old Layla Amin, it's unthinkable that her neighbors would find her family. The theft not only keeps her from communicating with David, but illustrates the governmental work to strip Muslim American citizens of their voices, agency, and connection to the world beyond their coming imprisonment in Camp Mobius. Parents need to know that Samira Ahmed's Internment is a chilling and timely novel set in a near-future America. When the Exclusion Officers storm her home at the start of the novel, they seize her telephone. Layla's phone symbolizes freedom of speech. ![]()
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