| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 239 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-233) and index. |
| Summary |
"For many Americans, the words 'American' and 'Muslim' simply do not marry well; for many the combination is an anathema, a contradiction in values, loyalties, and identities. This is the story of one American Muslim family--the story of how, through their lives, their schools, their friends, and their neighbors, they end up living the challenges, myths, fears, hopes, and dreams of all Americans. They are challenged both by Muslims who speak for them and by Americans who reject them. In this moving memoir, Idliby discusses not only coming to terms with what it means to be Muslim today, but how to raise and teach her children about their heritage and religious legacy. She explores life as a Muslim in a world where hostility towards Muslims runs rampant, where there is an entire industry financed and supported by think tanks, authors, film makers, and individual vigilantes whose sole purpose is to vilify and spread fear about all things Muslim. Her story is quintessentially American, a story of the struggles of assimilation and acceptance in a climate of confusion and prejudice--a story for anyone who has experienced being an "outsider" inside your own home country"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Why would anyone choose to be a Muslim? -- Accidental Muslims -- The Faith Club, my Abrahamic family -- A crisis of faith : sticks and stones can hurt my bones but God should not hurt me -- Food for thought -- In God we trust : an American-Muslim knight -- How to beat a wife -- Who speaks for Islam? -- Foolish fatwas -- "Mommy, sometimes I don't want to support the U.S. team" -- Thumbs up! -- I heard it on Hannity -- "No Muslim parking" -- "Mom, are all terrorists Muslims?" -- The path to the watering hole -- "Mommy, can I marry a Jew?" -- Burqas and pornography : two sides of the same coin -- Islam, not "Hislam" : on Muslim feminists -- Apes and swines -- In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man -- Proud Muslims, not lesser Muslims : let there be joy -- Proud Americans, not lesser Americans : America, a love story. |
| Subject |
Idliby, Ranya, 1965-
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Idliby, Ranya, 1965- -- Family.
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Muslim families -- United States.
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Muslims -- United States -- Ethnic identity.
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Islamophobia -- United States.
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Muslims -- Cultural assimilation -- United States.
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Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions.
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020
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United States -- Religious life and customs.
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| ISBN |
9780230341845 hardback alkaline paper |
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0230341845 hardback alkaline paper |
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