Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
x, 336 pages ; 21 cm |
Content type |
text rdacontent |
Format |
volume rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-322) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: a map for the journey -- The origins -- The Qurʼan in twenty-five words -- An American in the East -- A Muslim in the West -- Road trip to the Indian madrasa -- A migrant's prayer mat -- The home -- Pioneer life in Oxford -- Nine-thousand hidden women -- The little rosy one -- Veiling and unveiling -- Reading the women -- The world -- A pilgrim's progress -- Jesus, Mary, and the Qurʼan -- Beyond politics -- The pharaoh and his wife -- War stories -- The last lesson -- Conclusion: everlasting return -- Author's note -- Glossary. |
Summary |
The eye-opening story of how American Carla Powers and her longtime friend Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi found a way to confront ugly stereotypes and persistent misperceptions that were cleaving their communities. |
Subject |
Power, Carla.
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Muslim converts -- Biography.
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Islam -- Appreciation.
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Islam -- Essence, genius, nature.
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Islamophobia -- Europe.
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Islam -- Public opinion.
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Genre |
Autobiographies.
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ISBN |
9780805098198 |
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0805098194 |
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