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Threading My Prayer Rug
Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim | Sabeeha Rehman
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ONE OF BOOKLIST'S TOP TEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY BOOKS OF 2016 This enthralling story of the making of an American is also a timely meditation on being Muslim in America today. Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly textured reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in America today. It is also the luminous story of many journeys: from Pakistan to the United States in an arranged marriage that becomes a love match lasting forty years; from secular Muslim in an Islamic society to devout Muslim in a society ignorant of Islam, and from liberal to conservative to American Muslim; from student to bride and mother; and from an immigrant intending to stay two years to an American citizen, business executive, grandmother, and tireless advocate for interfaith understanding. Beginning with a sweetly funny, moving account of her arranged marriage, the author undercuts stereotypes and offers the refreshing view of an American life through Muslim eyes. In chapters leavened with humor, hope, and insight, she recounts an immigrants daily struggles balancing assimilation with preserving heritage, overcoming religious barriers from within and distortions of Islam from without, and confronting issues of raising her children as Muslimswhile they lobby for a Christmas tree! Sabeeha Rehman was doing interfaith work for Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the driving force behind the Muslim community center at Ground Zero, when the backlash began. She discusses what that experience revealed about American society.
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Memoir about a woman‘s life journey that begins with her arrival in the U.S. from Pakistan as a young bride in an arranged marriage. As she raises children and builds a career in NYC, she works to create an interfaith community that brings Muslims, Jews and Christians together to understand and appreciate each other in the aftermath of 9/11. Well written and informative. I learned a lot about Islam.

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds very good! 2y
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Totally enjoyed reading this book. She tells her story of how she went from being a Pakistani Muslim to an American-Pakistani Muslim. Beautiful story. See my full review at www.facebook.com/groups/ReadingisMyPassion

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Loving Sabeeha‘s first impressions of America.

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