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Electronic reproduction. New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2050 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB). |
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The extraordinary story of an all-American girl’s conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with a young Egyptian man, The Butterfly Mosque is a stunning articulation of a Westerner embracing the Muslim world.When G. Willow Wilsonalready an accomplished writer on modern religion and the Middle East at just twenty-sevenleaves her atheist parents in Denver to study at Boston University, she enrolls in an Islamic Studies course that leads to her shocking conversion to Islam and sends her on a fated journey across continents and into an uncertain future.She settles in Cairo where she teaches English and submerges herself in a culture based on her adopted religion. And then she meets Omar, a passionate young man with a mild resentment of the Western influences in his homeland. They fall in love, entering into a daring relationship that calls into question the very nature of family, belief, and tradition. Torn between the secular West and... |
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Documents the author's conversion from all-American atheist to Islam, a journey marked by her decision to relocate to Cairo, romance with a passionate young Egyptian, and her efforts to balance the virtues of both cultures. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Format: Adobe EPUB eBook. |
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Format: OverDrive Read. |
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle. |
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Original 9780802118875. |
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Wilson, G. Willow, 1982-
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Muslim converts -- United States -- Biography.
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Muslim women -- United States -- Biography.
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Muslim women -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
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Americans -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
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Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs.
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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9780802197092
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0802197094
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53B44340-C24C-4298-A26D-FE08E6A97E0D OverDrive |
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