At the time, it felt like I was caught between two worlds. She was worried I would struggle in school because even though I was born in New Jersey, my family didn’t speak much English at home, so she would read with me all the time. My mother instilled that in me when I was in kindergarten. Priyanka Taslim: I’ve always loved to read. Muslim Girl: Having grown up in a Bangladeshi diaspora community, what made you decide writing was the career for you? What were your most and least favorite parts of growing up in such a wonderfully culturally heavy community? Now Zahra must juggle between the suitor she’s met, the boy she’s actually falling for, and all the problems that come with being a young, Desi Muslim woman in a Bangladeshi diaspora community. The Love Match follows Zahra Khan, a high-school graduate whose mother thinks the solution to all their problems is finding the perfect match. MuslimGirl had the wonderful opportunity to interview Priyanka Taslim, Bangladeshi American writer and teacher about her debut novel The Love Match. Now, these meetings can either go disastrously or end in a happy ever after. There may have even been a point in our lives when we may or may not have been offered the choice of an arranged meeting, one where our parents arrange a date for us to meet a suitor of their choosing.

Often times these matches are associated with prestige, class, and riches. Cultures from all over the world have resorted to fixing single people together to find the best match possible.

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