The Butterfly Mosque by Willow WilsonCall Number: BP170.5.W55 W55 2010
ISBN: 9780802118875
Publication Date: 2010
G. Willow Wilson was an all-American girl and the daughter of atheists. As a writer specializing in modern religion and the Middle East, at 27 years of age she enrolls in an Islamic Studies course. She relates strongly to the Qur'an, which leads her to convert to Islam, and to journey to the Middle East. She moves to Cairo, Egypt, to teach English and to immerse herself in the culture of her new religion. There she meets Omar, a passionate young man with a mild resentment of Western influences. They fall in love, but their relationship tests their values, beliefs, and traditions. This is the story of a Westerner who embraced the Muslim world and tried to forge a “third culture” to include her values and friends and family from both sides.