The convert a tale of exile and extremism
What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celeb...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minn. :
Graywolf Press,
2011.
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| Summary: | What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celebrated voices of Islam's argument with the West. |
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| Physical Description: | 246 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243). |
| ISBN: | 1555975828 (trade) 9781555975821 (trade) |
| Author Notes: | Deborah Baker is the author of In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding , a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, as well as A Blue Hand; The Beats in India . She divides her time between Calcutta, Goa, and Brooklyn. |
