Reem seasonally works as a photographer at ReemFaruqi Photography and currently works as a Scheduler for the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta. She’s also the author of her three middle grade novels in verse, “Unsettled”(HarperCollins 2021), “Golden Girl” (HarperCollins 2022), “Call Me Adnan”(HarperCollins 2023), chapter book “Anisa’s International Day”(HarperCollins 2022), and picture books “Amira’s Picture Day”(Holiday House 2021), “I Can Help”(Eerdmans 2021), “Milloo’s Mind”(HarperCollins 2023), “Swimming Toward a Dream” (Page Street Kids 2023), many of which received starred reviews.
Of Pakistani origin, Reem moved to Peachtree City, Georgia, from Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, when she was 13 years old. Reem Faruqi is the award-winning author of “Lailah’s Lunchbox,” a picture book based on her own experiences as a young Muslim girl immigrating to the United States. Now, her favorite time at home is reading with her daughters. When Reem Faruqi taught second grade, her favorite time was “Read Aloud” time.
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