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Zusatztext "Ali's story is long and heart-rending! sometimes funny! sometimes frustrating! and his willingness to share it makes us all better off in the telling and re-telling as we reflect on our covenants and baggage." Informationen zum Autor Ali Eteraz was born in Pakistan and has lived in the Middle East, the Caribbean, and the United States. A graduate of Emory University and Temple Law School, he was selected for the Outstanding Scholar's Program at the United States Department of Justice and later worked in corporate litigation in Manhattan. He has published articles in Dissent , Foreign Policy , AlterNet, and altMuslim; and is a regular contributor to The Guardian UK . Klappentext An extraordinary personal journey from Islamic fundamentalism to a new life in the west In this spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine, Ali Eteraz tells the story of his schooling in a madrassa in Pakistan, his teenage years as a Muslim American in the Bible Belt, and his voyage back to Pakistan to find a pious Muslim wife. This lyrical, penetrating saga from a brilliant new literary voice captures the heart of our universal quest for identity and the temptations of religious extremism. Zusammenfassung “[Eteraz’s] adventures are a heavenly read.” — O , the Oprah magazine “In this supremely assured, lush, and rip-roaring book, Eteraz manages to do the impossible, gliding confidently over the chasm that divides East and West. Wildly entertaining…memoir of the first order.” —Murad Kalam, author of Night Journey Ali Eteraz’s award-winning memoir reveals the searing spiritual story of growing up in Pakistan under the specter of militant Islamic fundamentalism and then overcoming the culture shock of emigrating to the United States. A gripping memoir evocative of Persepolis , Reading Lolita in Tehran , and the novel The Kite Runner , Eteraz’s narrative is also a cathartic chronicle of spiritual awakening. Yael Goldstein Love, author of Overture , calls Children of Dust “a gift and a necessity [that] should be read by believers and nonbelievers alike.” ...
