How to Be a Muslim: An American Story

How to Be a Muslim: An American Story

A young Muslim leaderâ€™s memoir of his struggles to forge an American Muslim identity

Haroon Moghul was thrust into the spotlight after 9/11, becoming an undergraduate leader at New York Universityâ€™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 didnâ€™t pray regularly. All he wanted was a girlfriend.

But as he discovered, it wasnâ€™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 itâ€™s like to lose yourself between cultures and how to pick up the pieces.
Country USA
Manufacturer Beacon Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-06-06
Format Kindle eBook

You might also like...