Press Room
Reading Group Resources Available
for The Muslim Next Door
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December, 2009
Ashland, ORE.—What if you could sit down at a kitchen table with an American Muslim mom and ask anything you wanted about her faith and religious practice? And what if your reading group could gather at the table and join the discussion?
White Cloud Press is pleased to provide everything you need for a lively discussion when your reading group selects The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing, by Sumbul Ali-Karamali.
Since 9/11, stories about Muslims and the Islamic world have flooded headlines, politics, and water-cooler conversations all across the country. And, although Americans hear about Islam on a daily basis, there remains no clear explanation of Islam or its people. The Muslim Next Door offers easy-to-understand yet academically sound answers to these questions while also dispelling commonly held misconceptions.
Conveyed through vivid anecdotes about growing up Muslim and female in the West, Author Sumbul Ali-Karamali’s answers the perennial questions:
- What are the day-to-day practices of Muslims and how does Islam fit into the Judeo-Christian tradition?
- Who’s who in Islam? (Sunni, Shi’a, the Nation of Islam, Sufis) and why do dervishes whirl?
- Are Muslim women really oppressed, veiled, and willing to share their husbands?
- How do most Muslims feel about holy war and fundamentalism?
- How did American Muslims react to the September 11 attacks?
The book includes questions for discussion, a chronology of Islam, chapter notes, and a suggested reading list. Everything you need for a dynamic, informed discussion!
Ask the Author
Ms. Ali-Karamali enjoys conference calls with reading groups. She is a frequent speaker at San Francisco Bay-area groups. Simply contact us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your request to arrange a conversation with Sumbul. Be sure to make arrangements at least three weeks in advance.
Request a Resource Package
Download a reading group resource package right now, free and with no purchase obligation. Muslim Next Door Readers
Resource package includes the author’s biography, extended discussion questions, links to the author’s recent articles and more!
Contact White Cloud Press if you would like to receive a full-color cover you can post to promote your group’s selection and meetings.
Order Now
The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and that Veil Thing, by Sumbul Ali-Karamali is available now at your favorite bookstore or directly from White Cloud Press. Libraries and bookstores can order from PGW or your wholesaler, including Ingram and Baker & Taylor.
ISBN: 9-780-97452456-6
Author: Ali-Karamali, Sumbul
Publisher: White Cloud Press
Distributed by Publishers Group West (PGW)
Subject: Islam – General; Multicultural Education; Women’s Studies
Publication Date: September 2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 287
List: $16.95
P.S. Amazon.com rates The Muslim Next Door among the top ten books on Islam and the Islam Section of the American Academy of Religion recommends it for the general non-Muslim public. Order your resource package with no obligation now! Just write to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 800-788-3123.
