{"product_id":"laughing-all-the-way-to-the-mosque-9780349005935","title":"Laughing All the Way to the Mosque","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing a practicing Muslim in the West is sometimes challenging, sometimes rewarding and sometimes downright absurd.  How do you explain why Eid never falls on the same date each year; why it is that Halal butchers also sell teapots and alarm clocks; how do you make clear to the plumber that it''s essential the toilet is installed within sitting-arm''s reach of the tap? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Zarqa Nawaz has seen and done it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And it''s not always easy to get things right with the community either: Zarqa tells of being asked to leave the DBW (Dead Body Washing) committee after making unsuitable remarks; of undertaking the momentous trip to Mecca with her husband, without the children, thinking (most incorrectly) that it will also be a nice time to have uninterrupted sex; of doing the unthinkable, and creating \u003ci\u003eLittle Mosque on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e, a successful TV sitcom about that very (horrified, then proud) community.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You have to laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sort of Muslim Miranda * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eShe's sarcastic and irreverent but warm-hearted, and her writing has something of the great Nora Ephron's about it - she's witty and quick, but never takes herself too seriously * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eNawaz tells it like it is in this hilarious, frank and enlightening memoir about growing up Muslim. The bit where, as a moody teenager, she decides to wear the hijab purely to 'out-Muslim' her mother is brilliant * Glamour *\u003cbr\u003eMuslim readers will find in Nawaz a passionate advocate for women's rights within the community and a fierce defender of her faith as one of peace. The non-Muslim reader will find her an accessible and entertaining guide to the practicalities of her religion * Telegraph *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733635150167,"sku":"9780349005935","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349005935.jpg?v=1720000947","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/laughing-all-the-way-to-the-mosque-9780349005935","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}