How to Be a Muslim: An American Story

22 Jun 2017

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Book reading and discussion with author Haroon Moghul.

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.

Event Date: 
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Institution(s): 
Sponsored By: 
White Whale Bookstore
Contact: 
(412) 224-2847 info@whitewhalebookstore.com
Location: 
White Whale Bookstore 4754 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
Target Audience: 
General Public