It is guaranteed to do the same to her readers., With remarkable even-handedness, Deborah Baker reveals the terrible costs of belonging exacted by two very different, battling cultures. The life story of Maryam Jameelah seems to have alternately fascinated, disturbed, and unsettled Deborah Baker. The story is telling is like a hall of mirrors in a fun house-full of so many distortions that the truth can come only in glimpses. is a cogent, thought-provoking look at a radical life and its rippling consequences., profoundly disorienting biography. If you like a biography with a twist, The Convert is for you., stellar biography that doubles as a mediation on the fraught relationship between America and the Muslim world. An important, searing, highly readable and timely narrative., This book is a beautiful illustration of a profoundly unique person, Maryam Jameelah. Opens the door to the vital questions of how radical Islam has impacted the world, and what part converts such as Jameelah have played.
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