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

Posted on 18 August 2018 by Nura Maznavi

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. Best Download eBook Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women by Nura Maznavi – kino-fada.fr Poignantly disappointing I was expecting a few inspirational stories with the main focal point being Islam, but instead I read about breakups, new relationships, other relationships,relationships, lust and maybe a story or two about love I m still not sure though.I shouldn t have ignored the big red flag of The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Wom...Love, InshAllah, at first, brought me face to face with a glaring prejudice I have unconsciously created about what for me is fair game for love stories.When Bollywood started to produce movies that involvedexplicit love scenes, I remember my best friend, the least prejudiced person I know, saying Aurgh, I don t want to see that I chuckled So, what, it s okay if white people do that onscreen She tried to explain what she felt No, but that s brown people That s us Thanks to the Love, InshAllah, at first, brought me face to face with a glaring prejudice I have unconsciously created about what for me is fair game for love stories.When Bollywood started to produce movies that involvedexplicit love scenes, I remember my best friend, the least prejudiced person I know, saying Aurgh, I don t want to see that I chuckled So,...Well, I just finished this book a few moments ago and I ve got to say that I loved it This is NOT a book to teach you about Islam though you may come away from it with an understanding of some of it s tenets With this book we are allowed to enter the world that these women, all of whom identify themselves as both Muslim and American, some practicing a little, some a lot, others not much if at all so ...I was excited about this book when it came out and special ordered it through my library As my rating indicates, I was very disappointed The negligee on the front cover should have warned me This book simply falls into a long line of oriental literature that sexualizes Muslim women What s the biggest shame is that it s written by two Muslim women This was their opportunity to delve into a subject rarely spoken about and explore the nature of romantic relationships among Muslims However I was excited about this book when it came out and special ordered it through my library As my rating indicates, I was very disappointed The negligee on the front cover should have warned me This book simply falls into a long line of oriental literature that sexualizes Muslim women What s the biggest shame is that it s written by two Muslim women This was their opportunity to delve into a subject rarely spoken about and explore the nature of romantic relationships among Muslims However they chose to do it insensitively and chose stories that were usually racy, if not downright raunchy Perhaps the authors were trying to demonstrate that Muslim American women are just like other American women if I remember correctly, they might have even said something to that effect in their introduction B...Some of the stories in this book are better than others, but the book itself is a must read simply because of the picture it presents Everyone has an image of Muslim women Especially those who don t know one personally In reading this book, you ll see a whole world of feeling and passion and angst that s never part of the discussion of Muslim women, and for that reason, this book goes a long way in fighting misconceptions about women like us I want to do a full, meaningful, carefully written Some of the stories in this book are better than others, but the book itself is a must read simply because of the picture it presents Everyone has an image of Muslim women Especially those who don t know one personally In reading this book, you ll see a whole world of feeling and passion and angst that s never part of the discussion of Muslim women, and for that reason, this book goes a long way in fighting misconceptions about women like us I want to do a full, meaningful, carefully writte...I was excited when I heard about this book finally someone was going to tell our stories However, overall this book wasn t what I expected it to be As a practicing single Muslim Arab girl in my 20s, 80% of the stories were unrelatable In addition, maybe half of these stories were told by self proclaimed non practicing girls I understand wanting to be diverse but come on That was my main issue with the book that it does not represent Also, this book could have a lot of potential to be I was excited when I heard about this book finally someone was going to tell our stories However, overall this book wasn t what I expected it to be As a practicing single Muslim Arab girl in my 20s, 80% of the stories were unrelatable In addition, maybe half of these stories were told by self ...As a non Muslim American, who likes to be generally worldly and culturally sensitive, I was drawn to this book because I love love Love is one of the most universal human experiences it is powerful enough to breakdown boundaries and unify people of all different backgrounds With this book, I was ready to be charmed by some love stories and to be enlightened about the Muslim American experience Instead, I should ve prepare...This book was a surprisingly good read I finished it within a couple days It was on my to read list for a long time before I finally decided to give it a try, since I d heard a few negative reviews about it I m glad I picked it up, though What kept me reading despite a few stories that made me feel uncomfortable e....As a Muslim, I feel this collection of short stories succeeds in portraying a diversity of relationships experienced by Muslim Americans but at the same time it may improperly normalize some of theextreme examples that certainly exist but are arguably very rare With some of these stories, I don t believe the editors sought shock value but rather to open an honest dialogue which is certainly an admirable goal But the introduction identifies a parallel goal of breaking stereotypes and I As a Muslim, I feel this collection of short stories succeeds in portraying a diversity of relationships experienced by Muslim Americans but at the same time it may improperly normalize some of theextreme examples that certainly e...No pun intended here but, love love love This book explores the lives of various Muslim women is various life situations all dealing with one common emotion love From dating, to arranged marriages, to falling in love to losing somebody important to you, this book shows that everybody can be different and have different experiences even while all believing in the same faith.Some stories had me crying laughing and some had me simply crying, reading this book helped me understandall the No pun intended here but, love love love This book expl...

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

English
18 August 2018

Nura Maznavi