Sofia's

• Main Author: Nurjannah Suhaimi
• Other Authors: Lisa Winstanley
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology::Culture; Visual arts and music::Design
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149514
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Religion has always been one of the topics that could bring people together, or push people apart. In the case of sex education, Muslim youths who live in both the religious and secular societies, while still developing their identities, face a unique struggle. Through face to face interviews, online questionnaires, and secondary research, it is found that many young Muslims who live in diverse societies, surrounded by external influences, are fed unrealistic messages of love, lust, and relationships, as they struggle to meet the expectations of both worlds. In this report, it goes through the creative process of creating a graphic novel series that touches on sensitive topics that are age appropriate for the pre-teen target audience. “Sofia’s” is a series of short graphic novel stories created for pre-teens, aged 9 to 12, that revolve around stories of seemingly normal everyday happenings that test their beliefs in Islamic values, inspired by Muslims from around the world who also live in diverse societies.