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* AnImmigrantsTale: Zara's family are Pakistani Muslim immigrants living in the US trying to secure permanent residence. She and they face a lot of Islamaphobia/racism, Islamophobia/racism, especially as they're in Texas among conservative neighbors. This is a main theme of the book.
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Zara Hossain is a Pakistani girl living in Texas with her parents. Her dad is trying for green cards and meanwhile she goes to school like the American kids. However, because of her race and that she's a Muslim, Zara is bullied at school by Travis who constantly makes her life hell. Her girlfriend Chloe is facing problems herself, as her parents don't agree with her sexual orientation. When she gets the school to discipline Travis for his bullying her, however, things become rapidly worse...
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Zara Hossain is a Pakistani girl living in Texas with her parents. Her dad is trying for green cards and meanwhile she goes to school like the American kids. However, because of her race and that she's a Muslim, Zara is bullied at school by Travis who constantly makes her life hell. Her Meanwhile her girlfriend Chloe is facing problems herself, as her Catholic parents don't agree with her sexual orientation. dislike that she's a lesbian. When she Zara gets the school to discipline Travis for his bullying her, however, things become rapidly worse...worse in her life...
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* AnImmigrantsTale: Zara's family are Pakistani Muslim immigrants living in the US trying to secure permanent residence. She and they face a lot of Islamahobia/racism, Islamaphobia/racism, especially as they're in Texas among conservative neighbors. This is a main theme of the book.
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* BilingualBonus: Many phrases or single words of Urdu are used in the book and untranslated.
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* AdultFear: When Zara's dad goes to speak with her bully's father, he's shot and ends up in the hospital, with their green cards later becoming endangered as well because of this and influence from his attacker, potentially making them depart from the US for Pakistan.
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* RejectedApology: Travis apologizes multiple times to Zara for his father having shot her. She thinks it's just to assuage his guilt about it and not helping her though, so she rejects them.
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** Chloe's parents are conservative Catholics who completely oppose homosexuality, treating her like she's sick and [[CureYourGays needs to be cured]] once she came out.
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** Chloe's parents are conservative Catholics who completely oppose homosexuality, treating her like she's sick and [[CureYourGays needs to be cured]] once she came out. After all going to family therapy together, they unbend somewhat, though she says even so they'll never fully accept her.
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* ForbiddenLove: Zara's parents weren't allowed to marry by their families, but they did anyway. She believes it's why they're so accepting of her being bisexual and dating a girl even when they come from the very conservative Pakistani Muslim culture, as they've known how terrible being denied who you love can be.
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* ParentalMarriageVeto: Zara's parents weren't allowed to marry by their families, but they did it anyway. She believes it's why they're so accepting of her being bisexual and dating a girl even when they come from the very conservative Pakistani Muslim culture, as they've known how terrible being denied who you love can be.
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* TheBully: Travis Benson, a football player at Zara's school, makes it his business to harass her with Islamophobic insults.
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Zara Hossain is a Pakistani girl living in Texas with her parents. Her dad is trying for green cards and meanwhile she goes to school like the American kids. However, because of her race and that she's a Muslim, Zara isbulled bullied at school by Travis who constantly makes her life hell. Her girlfriend Chloe is facing problems herself, as her parents don't agree with her sexual orientation. When she gets the school to discipling discipline Travis for his bullying, bullying her, however, things become rapidly worse...
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** Zareen is shocked when she learns Zara is bisexual and her parents are accepting, because to her having a relationship with another girl is sinful. She's promply promptly ordered to GetOut by Zara's dad.
* JerkJock: Quarterback Travis Benson and his football buddies harass or insult Zara at every opportunity starting out due to her status as a Muslim girl of color.
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* PleaBargain: Zara's dad pleads to trespassing so he won't face more charges over having gone to the Benson house. This endangers her status to have a green card (along with Zara and her mom's) however.
* RejectedApology: Travis apologizes multiple times to Zara for his father having shot her. She thinks it's just to assuage his guilt about it and not for helping though, so she rejects them.
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* PleaBargain: Zara's dad pleads to trespassing so he won't face more charges over having gone to the Benson house. This endangers her his status to have a green card (along with Zara and her mom's) however.
* RejectedApology: Travis apologizes multiple times to Zara for his father having shot her. She thinks it's just to assuage his guilt about it and notfor helping her though, so she rejects them.
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Zara Hossain is a Pakistani girl living in Texas with her parents. Her dad is trying for green cards and meanwhile she goes to school like the American kids. However, because she's a Muslim, Zara is bulled at school by Travis who constantly makes her life hell. Her girlfriend Chloe is facing problems herself, as her parents don't agree with her sexual orientation. When she gets the school to discipling Travis for his bullying, however, things become rapidly worse...
A young adult novel, ''Zara Hossain Is Here'' was written by Sabina Khan, and published in 2021.
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* AdultFear: When Zara's dad goes to speak with her bully's father, he's shot and ends up in the hospital, with their green cards later becoming endangered as well because of this and influence from his attacker, potentially making them depart from the US for Pakistan.
* BilingualBonus: Many phrases or single words of Urdu are used in the book and untranslated.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Zara is moving to Canada with her parents, in hopes of facing less bigotry there, while she and Chloe will try to attend the same university. At least she doesn't have to get back into the closet for living in Pakistan, and Chloe's parents have gotten better about her lesbianism, while they're also striving to keep their relationship going. However, immigrants still face many hurdles along with hatred in the US, and this is an ongoing struggle.]]
* TheBully: Travis Benson, a football player at Zara's school, makes it his business to harass her with Islamophobic insults.
* ButNotTooBi: Zara is a bisexual girl who has a committed relationship with her girlfriend Chloe. She's never shown or even mentioned to find any boy attractive.
* CitizenshipMarriage: Zara's friend Nick says he will marry her so she can stay in the US when it looks like her visa is going to be revoked.
* ForbiddenLove: Zara's parents weren't allowed to marry by their families, but they did anyway. She believes it's why they're so accepting of her being bisexual and dating a girl even when they come from the very conservative Pakistani Muslim culture, as they've known how terrible being denied who you love can be.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Chloe, Zara's girlfriend, muses that her bully Travis might be a bigot as a result of his dad's influence. Zara will have none of it though, saying it's no excuse and only white people get such excuses. Chloe realizes she's right and apologizes later.
* GetOut: Zara's dad orders Zareen out of his house when she denounces Zara's bisexuality.
* GoodParents: Zara's father and mother are both kind, very loving people who accept her fully.
* HeteronormativeCrusader:
** Chloe's parents are conservative Catholics who completely oppose homosexuality, treating her like she's sick and [[CureYourGays needs to be cured]] once she came out.
** Zareen is shocked when she learns Zara is bisexual and her parents are accepting, because having a relationship with another girl is sinful. She's promply ordered to GetOut by Zara's dad.
* AnImmigrantsTale: Zara's family are Pakistani Muslim immigrants living in the US trying to secure permanent residence. She and they face a lot of Islamahobia/racism, especially as they're in Texas among conservative neighbors. This is a main theme of the book.
* LipstickLesbian: Zara is bisexual, Chloe's a lesbian. They both have long hair, liking to wear jewelry, makeup and skirts like most of their fellow teenage girls.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted; Zara eats chocolate when she's getting hers, and then her girlfriend Chloe does too as she thinks hers is happening.
* OpenMindedParent: Zara's parents, though Muslims, accepted her being bisexual, although they were a bit surprised and worried after she'd told them.
* QueerRomance: Zara's relationship with her girlfriend Chloe is a main theme in the book along with its repercussions.
* PleaBargain: Zara's dad pleads to trespassing so he won't face more charges over having gone to the Benson house. This endangers her status to have a green card (along with Zara and her mom's) however.
* RejectedApology: Travis apologizes multiple times to Zara for his father having shot her. She thinks it's just to assuage his guilt about it and not for helping though, so she rejects them.
* TherapyIsForTheWeak: After her dad's shot, he won't go see a therapist, and Zara knows it's because he's convinced going is a sign he's weak.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never learn if Alan Benson was convicted or not for shooting Zara's father, though given it seems there was significant evidence that seems probable.
A young adult novel, ''Zara Hossain Is Here'' was written by Sabina Khan, and published in 2021.
!Examples:
* AdultFear: When Zara's dad goes to speak with her bully's father, he's shot and ends up in the hospital, with their green cards later becoming endangered as well because of this and influence from his attacker, potentially making them depart from the US for Pakistan.
* BilingualBonus: Many phrases or single words of Urdu are used in the book and untranslated.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Zara is moving to Canada with her parents, in hopes of facing less bigotry there, while she and Chloe will try to attend the same university. At least she doesn't have to get back into the closet for living in Pakistan, and Chloe's parents have gotten better about her lesbianism, while they're also striving to keep their relationship going. However, immigrants still face many hurdles along with hatred in the US, and this is an ongoing struggle.]]
* TheBully: Travis Benson, a football player at Zara's school, makes it his business to harass her with Islamophobic insults.
* ButNotTooBi: Zara is a bisexual girl who has a committed relationship with her girlfriend Chloe. She's never shown or even mentioned to find any boy attractive.
* CitizenshipMarriage: Zara's friend Nick says he will marry her so she can stay in the US when it looks like her visa is going to be revoked.
* ForbiddenLove: Zara's parents weren't allowed to marry by their families, but they did anyway. She believes it's why they're so accepting of her being bisexual and dating a girl even when they come from the very conservative Pakistani Muslim culture, as they've known how terrible being denied who you love can be.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Chloe, Zara's girlfriend, muses that her bully Travis might be a bigot as a result of his dad's influence. Zara will have none of it though, saying it's no excuse and only white people get such excuses. Chloe realizes she's right and apologizes later.
* GetOut: Zara's dad orders Zareen out of his house when she denounces Zara's bisexuality.
* GoodParents: Zara's father and mother are both kind, very loving people who accept her fully.
* HeteronormativeCrusader:
** Chloe's parents are conservative Catholics who completely oppose homosexuality, treating her like she's sick and [[CureYourGays needs to be cured]] once she came out.
** Zareen is shocked when she learns Zara is bisexual and her parents are accepting, because having a relationship with another girl is sinful. She's promply ordered to GetOut by Zara's dad.
* AnImmigrantsTale: Zara's family are Pakistani Muslim immigrants living in the US trying to secure permanent residence. She and they face a lot of Islamahobia/racism, especially as they're in Texas among conservative neighbors. This is a main theme of the book.
* LipstickLesbian: Zara is bisexual, Chloe's a lesbian. They both have long hair, liking to wear jewelry, makeup and skirts like most of their fellow teenage girls.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted; Zara eats chocolate when she's getting hers, and then her girlfriend Chloe does too as she thinks hers is happening.
* OpenMindedParent: Zara's parents, though Muslims, accepted her being bisexual, although they were a bit surprised and worried after she'd told them.
* QueerRomance: Zara's relationship with her girlfriend Chloe is a main theme in the book along with its repercussions.
* PleaBargain: Zara's dad pleads to trespassing so he won't face more charges over having gone to the Benson house. This endangers her status to have a green card (along with Zara and her mom's) however.
* RejectedApology: Travis apologizes multiple times to Zara for his father having shot her. She thinks it's just to assuage his guilt about it and not for helping though, so she rejects them.
* TherapyIsForTheWeak: After her dad's shot, he won't go see a therapist, and Zara knows it's because he's convinced going is a sign he's weak.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never learn if Alan Benson was convicted or not for shooting Zara's father, though given it seems there was significant evidence that seems probable.
