The National has a piece by Maryam Ismail on Muslim literary characters, in which she suggests:
The crisis is really with the Muslim literary canon. I know there will be some who will say: "We don't do literature, it's lying". Of course, lying should not be a priority, but I won't blame Jacqueline Wilson, JK Rowling or Stephenie Meyer for misguiding Muslim youth. It's not their fault. It's mine. I don't mind the responsibility.Sounds good.
I -- and you, fellow writers or would-be writers -- should be turning out books instead of fewer-than-a-thousand-word quips.