Butterfly Mosque Summary
In the book butterfly mosque this book is about a twenty year old American woman who falls in love with a religion, she was undecided what path to choose stay as an atheist or as a Muslim, she falls in love with an Egyptian culture but as well in a Egyptian man. Though her book she devotes many of her pages to a discussion of women and Islam. The author begins with the concept, Is Islam really in conflict with Western values? She explores the many dimension of this topic.
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
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