Love Thy Neighbor

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A devout Muslim doctor moves to small town America, where his mission to bring medical care to underserved rural communities is put in jeopardy by the furor of the 2016 election.Ayaz Virji is a medical doctor and a devout Muslim who believes that Faith is what you do In 2013, feeling called to practice dignified medicine in underserved rural areas, he left a comfortable job at an urban hospital and moved his family to the town of Dawson, Minnesota population 1,400.For Ayaz, his wife, and their three children, Dawson became home But in 2016, the reliably blue, working class county swung for Donald Trump, and the Virjis watched in horror as the fears stoked by anti Muslim rhetoric changed the world around them At school, their son was told, Your mother is a part time suicide bomber On the morning after the votes were tallied, Virji s son asked, Dad, can we just pretend not to be Muslim so we can stay in America Virji wanted out, but in February 2017, just as he was lining up a job in Dubai, a local Lutheran pastor invited him to speak at her church to address her congregation s misconceptions about what Muslims actually believe That invitation has now turned into a well attended lecture series that has changed hearts and minds all across the state and drawn attention from national media.Beautifully written, with scene after unforgettable scene, Love Thy Neighbor is a bracing, inspiring memoir about serving a community in need despite resistance, and an unheralded story of how one man s courage sparked a micro revolution of change and understanding in America s heartland. Free Read Books Love Thy Neighbor By Ayaz Virji – kino-fada.fr

Love Thy Neighbor
  • 08 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 208 pages
  • 0525577203
  • Ayaz Virji
  • Love Thy Neighbor