threading my prayer rug by sabeeha rehman

It is also the luminous story of many from Pakistan to the United States in an arranged marriage that becomes a love match lasting forty years from secular Muslim in an Islamic society to devout Muslim in a society ignorant of Islam, and from liberal to conservative to American Muslim from student to bride and mother and from an immigrant intending to stay two years to an American citizen, business executive, grandmother, and tireless advocate for interfaith understanding.īeginning with a sweetly funny, moving account of her arranged marriage, the author undercuts stereotypes and offers the refreshing view of an American life through Muslim eyes. Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly textured reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in America today. This enthralling story of the making of an American is also a timely meditation on being Muslim in America today. Honorable Mention in the 2017 San Francisco Book Festival Awards, Spiritual CategoryĪ 2019 United Methodist Women Reading Program Selection

ONE OF BOOKLIST' S TOP TEN DIVERSE NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2017. ONE OF BOOKLIST' S TOP TEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY BOOKS OF 2016. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING.

Threading my prayer rug by sabeeha rehman