How to Be a Muslim by Haroon Moghul

How to Be a Muslim by Haroon Moghul

A searing portrait of Muslim life in the West, this "profound and intimate" memoir captures one man's struggle to forge an American Muslim identity (Washington Post)

Haroon Moghul was thrust into the spotlight after 9/11, becoming an undergraduate leader at New York University's Islamic Center forced into appearances everywhere- on TV, before interfaith audiences, in print. Moghul was becoming a prominent voice for American Muslims even as he struggled with his relationship to Islam. In high school he was barely a believer and entirely convinced he was going to hell. He sometimes drank. He didn't pray regularly. All he wanted was a girlfriend.

But as he discovered, it wasn't so easy to leave religion behind. To be true to himself, he needed to forge a unique American Muslim identity that reflected his beliefs and personality. How to Be a Muslim reveals a young man coping with the crushing pressure of a world that fears Muslims, struggling with his faith and searching for intellectual forebears, and suffering the onset of bipolar disorder. This is the story of the second-generation immigrant, of what it's like to lose yourself between cultures and how to pick up the pieces.

Haroon Moghul is a regular commentator on Islam and public affairs. He has appeared on all major US networks and many international news networks. His articles have been published by numerous leading media outlets including The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post, TIME, Foreign Policy, The Guardian and Al Jazeera, among many others. Haroon is also an academic who has authored several books, including How To Be A Muslim: An American Story.

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ISBN 13	9780807020746
ISBN 10	0807020745
Title	How to Be a Muslim
Author	Haroon Moghul
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Beacon Press
Year published	2017-06-06
Number of pages	256
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