| Prejudice Bones in My Body: Essays on Muslim Racism, Bigotry and Spiritual Abuse Contributor(s): Zakiyyah, Umm (Author) |
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ISBN: 1942985169 ISBN-13: 9781942985167 Publisher: Al-Walaa Publications OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2018 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Essays - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 178 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "There's no racism in Islam," many Muslims claim. Yet anti-Black racism remains a defining trait of the cultures of Arabs and South Asians, who form the majority of Muslim immigrants to the United States. In this collection of essays, Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author of The Abuse of Forgiveness and No One Taught Me the Human Side of Islam, speaks honestly about her own experiences with anti-Black racism amongst Muslims, which include a high school teacher saying that Black people in America could never be Muslim and a fellow MSA member saying, "Nobody cares about Black Muslims."
She also speaks frankly about victim culture and self-hate amongst African-Americans and other minorities, as well as spiritual abuse and the emotional wounding it has caused so many believing souls, hers included.
Placing heavy emphasis on self-honesty and self-correction instead of victimhood and casting blame, this book shifts the dialogue about racism, bigotry, and spiritual abuse to one of personal accountability and healing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zakiyyah, Umm: - Umm Zakiyyah is the bestselling author of the If I Should Speak trilogy, Muslim Girl, His Other Wife, and the self-help books The Abuse of Forgiveness and Reverencing the Wombs That Broke You, written for religious survivors of family abuse. Her novel His Other Wife is now a short film. She writes about the interfaith struggles of Muslims and Christians and the intercultural, spiritual, and moral struggles of Muslims in America. Her work has earned praise from writers, professors, and filmmakers and has been translated into multiple languages. Umm Zakiyyah holds a BA in elementary education and an MA in English language learning. She studied Arabic, Qur'an, Islamic sciences, 'aqeedah, and tafseer in America, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia for more than fifteen years. She currently teaches tajweed (rules of reciting Qur'an) and tafseer in Baltimore, Maryland. |