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Bilkis Bharucha

Bilkis is an aspiring writer who is developing her voice through personal and reflective writing. She works in environmental education and has a background in agricultural development. In her spare time, she studies Islam, reads classical texts, and re-reads the Harry Potter series every couple of years.

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The Hogwarts Express

Bringing the Nonmaterial to the Fore: Reading Harry Potter as a Muslim

Bilkis Bharucha
June 6, 2021 • 8 min read

At the turn of the 21st century, Muslim hot takes on the Harry Potter series included censorship and online fatwas to preempt the corruption of young minds from what was then regarded as a suspiciously occult theme. Similar suspicions from Christian groups were quickly laid to rest as they discovered layers of Christian allegories woven throughout the series.

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