| Laughing All the Way to the Mosque: The Misadventures of a Muslim Woman Contributor(s): Nawaz, Zarqa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0349005931 ISBN-13: 9780349005935 Publisher: Virago Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Topic - Religion - Humor | Form - Essays - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Being a practicing Muslim in the West is sometimes challenging, sometimes rewarding and sometimes downright absurd. How do you explain why Eid never falls on the same date each year; why it is that Halal butchers also sell teapots and alarm clocks; how do you make clear to the plumber that it's essential the toilet is installed within sitting-arm's reach of the tap? Zarqa Nawaz has seen and done it all. And it's not always easy to get things right with the community either: Zarqa tells of being asked to leave the DBW (Dead Body Washing) committee after making unsuitable remarks; of undertaking the momentous trip to Mecca with her husband, without the children, thinking (most incorrectly) that it will also be a nice time to have uninterrupted sex; of doing the unthinkable, and creating Little Mosque on the Prairie, a successful TV sitcom about that very (horrified, then proud) community. You have to laugh. |
