Love, InshAllah : The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women

In This Groundbreaking Collection, American Muslim Women Writers Sweep Aside Stereotypes To Share Their Real-life Tales Of Flirting, Dating, Longing, And Sex. Their Stories Show Just How Varied The Search For Love Can Be From Singles' Events And College Flirtations To Arranged Marriages, All With A Uniquely Muslim Twist. These Heartfelt Tales Are Filled With Passion And Hope, Loss And Longing. One Follows The Quintessential Single Woman In The Big City As She Takes A Chance On A Muslim Speed-dating Event. Another Tells Of A Shy Student From A Liberal College Town Who Falls In Love Online And Must Reveal Her Secret To Her Conservative Family. A Third Recounts A Southern Girl Who Surprises Herself By Agreeing To An Arranged Marriage, Unexpectedly Finding The Love Of Her Life. These Compelling Stories Of Love And Romance Create An Irresistible Balance Of Heart-warming And Tantalizing, Always Revealing And Deeply Relatable. Contents Note Continued: You've Got Ayat: Finding Love Online -- Cyberlove / Lena Hassan -- Kala Love / Suzanne Syeda Shah -- Brain Meets Heart / Aida Rahim -- A Cairene Kind Of Love / Molly Elian Carlson. Edited By Ayesha Mattu & Nura Maznavi. This “book that strips off the traditional trappings of Islamic womanhood to expose the special strengths and vulnerabilities that lie beneath” ( The Washington Post ) affirms the reality of the romantic lives of Muslim women. Romance, dating, sex and—Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-five American Muslim writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love openly for the first time, showing just how varied the search for love can be—from singles’ events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, all with a uniquely Muslim twist. These stories are filled with passion and hope, loss and longing: A quintessential blonde California girl travels abroad to escape suffocating responsibilities at home, only to fall in love with a handsome Brazilian stranger she may never see again. An orthodox African-American woman must face her growing attraction to her female friend. A young girl defies her South Asian parents’ cultural expectations with an interracial relationship. And a Southern woman agrees to consider an arranged marriage, with surprising results. These compelling stories of love and romance create an irresistible balance of heart-warming and tantalizing, always revealing and deeply relatable. “A beautiful collection that reminds us all not only of the diversity of the American Muslim community, but the universality of the human condition, especially when it comes to something as magical and complicated as love.” —Reza Aslan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of God: A Human History “Portraits of private lives that expose a group in some cases kept literally veiled, yet that also illustrate that American Muslim women grapple with universal issues.” — The New York Times "A book that strips off the traditional trappings of Islamic womanhood to expose the special strengths and vulnerabilities that lie beneath." ? The Washington Post Romance, dating, sex and?Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, twenty-five American Muslim writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love openly for the first time, showing just how varied the search for love can be?from singles' events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, all with a uniquely Muslim twist. These stories are filled with passion and hope, loss and longing: A quintessential blonde California girl travels abroad to escape suffocating responsibilities at home, only to fall in love with a handsome Brazilian stranger she may never see again. An orthodox African-American woman must face her growing attraction to her female friend. A young girl defies her South Asian parents' cultural expectations with an interracial relationship. And a Southern woman agrees to consider an arranged marriage, with surprising results. These compelling stories of love and romance create an irresistible balance of heart-warming and tantalizing, always revealing and deeply relatable. "A beautiful collection that reminds us all not only of the diversity of the American Muslim community, but the universality of the human condition, especially when it comes to something as magical and complicated as love." ?Reza Aslan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of God: A Human History "Portraits of private lives that expose a group in some cases kept literally veiled, yet that also illustrate that American Muslim women grapple with universal issues." ? The New York Times Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, 25 American Muslim writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love openly for the first time, showing just how varied the search for love can be--from singles' events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, all with a uniquely Muslim twist. These stories are filled with passion and hope, loss and A quintessential blonde California girl travels abroad to escape suffocating responsibilities at home, only to fall in love with a handsome Brazilian stranger she may never see again.An orthodox African-American woman must face her growing attraction to her female friend.A young girl defies her South Asian parents' cultural expectations with an interracial relationship. And a Southern woman agrees to consider an arranged marriage, with surprising results. These compelling stories of love and romance create an irresistible balance of heart-warming and tantalizing, always revealing and deeply relatable. Love, InshAllah In this groundbreaking collection, American Muslim women writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their real-life tales of flirting, dating, longing, and sex. Their stories show just how varied the search for love can be--from singles' events and college flirtations to arranged marriages, all with a uniquely Muslim twist. These heartfelt tales are filled with passion and hope, loss and longing. O Full description