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Title: Mis(h)adra
Author: Iasmin Omar Ata
Illustrator: Iasmin Omar Ata
Primary Health Topic: Epilepsy
Secondary Health Topic(s): Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression
Special Considerations: N/A
Publication Date: October 3, 2017
Publisher: Gallery 13
ISBN: 9781501162107
GM Review: N/A
Annotation: Few conditions have a history wrought with superstition, misunderstanding, and outright hostility the way that epilepsy does – and that is the topic at hand in Iasmin Omar Ata’s Mis(h)adra. The story follows the daily life of Arab-American Isaac and his struggles to live a functional college student life while managing his epilepsy, a task that is complicated at every turn by a healthcare system that doesn’t believe him and a society with little interest in meeting his needs. Inspired in part by Ata’s own experiences, Mis(h)adra is one of the most visually stunning works in the graphic medicine genre, letting the visuals teach the reader about Isaac’s experiences rather than explain through wordy dialogue.
Annotated By: Matthew Noe