Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women, edited by Nura Maznavi and Ayesha Mattu
Romance, dating, sex, and—Muslim women talking for themselves! Talk about taboos broken and stereotypes torpedoed.
The F-Word? Feminism, of course, breaking down every silent door.
"A quintessential blonde California girl travels abroad to escape suffocating responsibilities at home, only to fall in love with a handsome Brazilian stranger she may never see again.
"An orthodox African-American woman must face her growing attraction to her female friend.
"A young girl defies her South Asian parents' cultural expectations with an interracial relationship.
"And a Southern woman agrees to consider an arranged marriage, with surprising results."
This book has made a huge impression everywhere it's been discussed-- and there's not a book critic in America who hasn't weighed in. The title sounds titillating, but these real-life stories are frank, earnest, and real.
Nura Maznavi and Ayesha Mattu made fantastic selections, there's not one repitition or predictable exposition.
"Love InshAllah [goes] to a place where few, if any, books have gone before.
Lesbians, co-wives, converts to Islam, Shia, Sunni, black, brown and white: Every voice is unique. Collectively, they sing of strength, passion and love. One can't help but to sit back and listen, captivated."
—Samina Ali, author of Madras on Rainy Days
Narrated by a fantastic multi-voice cast Lameece Issaq, Lauren Fortgang, Erin Moon, Piper Goodeve,and Julia Farha. It meant so much to the narrators and director to represent the entire spectrum of Muslim women in America... it's our honor to present these groundbreaking stories.
-Aretha Bright
