How to be a Muslim : an American story / Haroon Moghul.
By: Moghul, Haroon [author.].
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2017]Description: 231 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780807020746; 0807020745.Subject(s): Moghul, Haroon | Muslims -- United States -- Biography | Islam -- Essence, genius, natureGenre/Form: Autobiographies.Additional physical formats: Online version:: How to be a Muslim.Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Paperback | Voorhees | Biography | Adult | B Mog (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000009187746 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A searing portrait of Muslim life in the West, this "profound and intimate" memoir captures one man's struggle to forge an American Muslim identity ( Washington Post )
Haroon Moghul was thrust into the spotlight after 9/11, becoming an undergraduate leader at New York University's Islamic Center forced into appearances everywhere- on TV, before interfaith audiences, in print. Moghul was becoming a prominent voice for American Muslims even as he struggled with his relationship to Islam. In high school he was barely a believer and entirely convinced he was going to hell. He sometimes drank. He didn't pray regularly. All he wanted was a girlfriend.
But as he discovered, it wasn't so easy to leave religion behind. To be true to himself, he needed to forge a unique American Muslim identity that reflected his beliefs and personality. How to Be a Muslim reveals a young man coping with the crushing pressure of a world that fears Muslims, struggling with his faith and searching for intellectual forebears, and suffering the onset of bipolar disorder. This is the story of the second-generation immigrant, of what it's like to lose yourself between cultures and how to pick up the pieces.
Includes bibliographical references.
You go to sleep, and you wake up dead -- How the hell the apple fell -- Linda was a cheerleader -- Judge none choose one -- Catholic girls -- Hi, I am not a Christian -- Which of these two Land Cruisers will you deny? -- And Shams is the sun -- "Are you there, Muhammad? It's me, God." -- A planet called Medina -- The falafel philosophy -- You think you need to get married -- Between the Dome of the Rock and a hard place -- Wake me up when September ends -- Make it look like you're working -- The gravedigger said -- The late, great Mosque of Córdoba -- How to be an idiot -- The bigamist -- Emirate state of mind -- Jet engine oven -- Matthew and son -- Who shot the Shatri -- Gazi Husrev begging the question -- Muslim prefers Virgin.
A young Muslim leader{u2019}s memoir of his struggles to forge an American Muslim identity.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 You Go To Sleep, and You Wake Up Dead (p. 1)
- 2 How the Hell the Apple Fell (p. 7)
- 3 Linda Was a Cheerleader (p. 17)
- 4 Judge None Choose One (p. 25)
- 5 Catholic Girls (p. 33)
- 6 Hi, I Am Not a Christian (p. 43)
- 7 Which of These Two Land Cruisers Will You Deny? (p. 49)
- 8 And Shams Is the Sun (p. 59)
- 9 "Are You There, Muhammad? It's Me, God." (p. 63)
- 10 A Planet Called Medina (p. 71)
- 11 The Falafel Philosophy (p. 81)
- 12 You Think You Need to Get Married (p. 97)
- 13 Between the Dome of the Rock and a Hard Place (p. 105)
- 14 Wake Me Up When September Ends (p. 119)
- 15 Make It Look Like You're Working (p. 127)
- 16 The Gravedigger Said (p. 137)
- 17 The Late, Great Mosque of Córdoba (p. 147)
- 18 How to Be an Idiot (p. 157)
- 19 The Bigamist (p. 165)
- 20 Emirate State of Mind (p. 177)
- 21 Jet Engine Oven (p. 183)
- 22 Matthew and Son (p. 191)
- 23 Who Shot the Shatri (p. 201)
- 24 Gazi Husrev Begging the Question (p. 207)
- 25 Muslim Prefers Virgin (p. 217)
- Acknowledgments (p. 229)