Haroon Moghul writes candidly about growing up Muslim in America
By Yonat Shimron
(RNS) Haroon Moghul, a Pakistani-American writer and educator, has written an intimate memoir about growing up Muslim in America. “How to Be a Muslim” is a spiritual trial by fire of how this second-generation Muslim American came to embrace his identity amid the gale winds of 9/11.
Moghul, who is 36, writes candidly about his flirtation with atheism, the breakup of his marriage, his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and his work facilitating dialogue between American Muslims and Jews.
The book’s title, he said, tries to convey a central issue facing young Muslim Americans:
“We tend to ask one of two questions: Why would anyone be Muslim and who is a Muslim?” Moghul said. “Most Muslims I know are actually struggling with a different question, which is how they’re supposed to be Muslim. What I’m trying to convey with the title is that there’s no easy answer. It’s a lifelong journey. It’s a process of constant struggle, reflection and reinterpretation.”
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