Racism Pictured: Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali’s The Proudest Blue

Abstract

The study argues that through illustrations The Proudest Blue tends to write back to the western discourses in terms of veil’s representations. The study also remonstrates violence and discrimination against veiled women. It concludes that misperceptions and misconceptions rooted in the West without knowledge of the Islamic perspective induce hatred and hostility. This study aims to arch understanding and promote confabulation between the non –Islamic culture and the Islamic one.  Ultimately, this study is paramount as it triggers the critical need for understanding, harmony, and tolerance. This study is assumed to contribute to the analysis of picture books as a kind of literature. The study scrutinizes the picture book as a hybrid literary work that uses pictures and words to conjure up an emotional reaction. The study accentuates the idea that it is necessary to trespass dismissing picture books for the maintenance and development of creativity in the world of literature.