{"product_id":"threading-my-prayer-rug-one-womans-journey-from-pakistani-muslim-to-american-muslim-9781628728620","title":"Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim","description":"\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING. ONE OF \u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST'\u003c\/i\u003eS TOP TEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY BOOKS. ONE OF \u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST'\u003c\/i\u003eS TOP TEN DIVERSE NONFICTION BOOKS. Honorable Mention in the San Francisco Book Festival Awards, Spiritual Category\u003cbr\u003e A 2019 United Methodist Women Reading Program Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis enthralling story of the making of an American is a timely meditation on being Muslim in America today. \u003ci\u003eThreading My Prayer Rug\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly textured reflection. It is also the luminous story of many journeys: from Pakistan to the United States in an arranged marriage that becomes a love match lasting forty-five 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 bride to mother; and from an immigrant intending to stay two years to an American citizen, business executive, grandmother, and tireless advocate for interfaith understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning 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. Sabeeha was doing interfaith work for Imam Feisal A. Rauf, the driving force behind the Muslim community center near Ground Zero, when the backlash began. She recounts what that experience revealed about American society and in a new preface discusses Islam in America in the time of Trump.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628728620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Sabeeha Rehman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663050109084,"sku":"9781628728620","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_95eb55af-bc87-4717-9905-94fbba537257.jpg?v=1603903442","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/threading-my-prayer-rug-one-womans-journey-from-pakistani-muslim-to-american-muslim-9781628728620","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}