I find a lot of
book suggestions in EW, this one among them. The book opens with Hayat
Shah having his first taste of pork in the form of a Brat at a college
basketball game and the amazement and joy he finds in it. It also
mentions his Survey of Islamic History taught by Professor Edelstein
(chuckle) and the girl he is falling for, Rachel.
American Dervish is the story of Hayat and his
journey through childhood growing up Muslim in the Midwest. His story
is at times funny, sad, confusing and heartbreaking. The story is told
in his voice as he tells the Jewish girl he has feelings the story of
his faith.
I was moved by him and found it an interesting insight into the life of a Muslim in America.
(read Jan. 2012)
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