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Sabeeha Rehman, an author, blogger and speaker on the American Muslim experience. Her new book is titled, 'It's Not What You Think. An American Woman in Saudi Arabia,' published in 2022.
She has co-authored with Walter Ruby of the book: We Refuse to be Enemies. How Muslims and Jews Can Make Peace, One Friendship at a Time. It was published in April 2021.
She is the author of the memoir 'Threading My Prayer Rug', an account of growing up in Pakistan, her rushed arranged marriage to a Pakistani doctor and their lives together raising a Muslim family in New York City.
Short-listed for the 2018 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, Threading My Prayer Rug also won Booklist and San Francisco Book Festival honors. Readers Digest mention ...more

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	Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim 4.04 avg rating — 1,360 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Not What You Think: An American Woman in Saudi Arabia 3.93 avg rating — 331 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Refuse to Be Enemies: How Muslims and Jews Can Make Peace, One Friendship at a Time by Sabeeha Rehman (Goodreads Author), Walter Ruby 4.60 avg rating — 53 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Is New Year Greeting Haram?

Its still January, so I can still talk about the new year.

“Happy New Year,” said one person to another on one New Year morning, January 1.
Nothing unusual about that, right? Well, one of them didn’t think so. Actually took offense. I am not kidding.
“It is not our new year. Our new year starts in Muharram. For one Muslim to greet another Muslim with a Happy New Year greeting on January 1 is haram, Read more of this blog post »

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Heroes with Humble Beginnings: Underdogs on the Diamond, at the Movies, in the White House

by F.M. Kail

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Mexican WhiteBoy

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The Gospel of Barnabas

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Insightful and compelling. In an artful manner, Yumna utilizes the power of science and math to explain the sacred text of the Quran. Anyone reading this work will in all likelihood, believe in the Unseen. A refreshing read, indeed.
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“The battle is not between Islam and the West; the real battle is between the extremists and moderates on both sides.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

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“Many immigrants fear that by embracing the culture of their adopted country, they are scraping away the defining contours of their heritage.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

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“I wear two ambassadorial hats, actually three. In the US, it’s: “That’s not true, Islam is a peaceful religion. That’s not true, Pakistan is a beautiful country.” And in Pakistan: “That is not true. It is not America’s fault.”
― Sabeeha Rehman, Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim

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