The author’s language is as consistently distressing as the title of her book. For example she writes, "Down the center of this metropolis snaked the Nile, coffee-dark and wide." And here is an idea of the opinions of her general population of the book as a whole “I didn't know what waited for me in Egypt. I didn't know whether the clash of civilizations was real, or whether being an American Muslim was a contradiction. But for the first time in my life, I felt unified--that had to mean something. Cultural and political differences go bone deep, but there is something even deeper. I believed that. I had to believe it." …show more content…
Throughout her sojourn abroad, she interviews religious leaders of Islam and even travels alone to Islamic Republic of Iran for answers. And though' I would like if she spent longer divulging her religious transformation and how she turned from associate atheist to a God-believing Muslim, this can be far and away the most effective memoir regarding Islam that I’ve seen, within the post-9/11 era, it's refreshing to browse a book by an American Women who extolling the virtues of Islam, portrayal it as a faith of peace that protects Women and offers them a place of security. For Wilson, feminine authorization isn't inconsistent with monotheism