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Praise

“This is a magnificent collection. It’s all here: love, loss, confusion, sex, and more than sex, that magical quest for intimacy. In short, what it means to be human: seeking, finding, losing, cherishing. A wonderful contribution to American Muslim narratives in their own voices.”
—Omid Safi, author of Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters

“This diverse and humane anthology documents what heartbreak and hilarity goes down (often in silence) in the American-Muslim community. It should also confuse government agents.”
—Ali Eteraz, author of Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man
 
“Intimate and compelling, Salaam, Love is a glimpse of the emotional balancing act American Muslim men face as they navigate the demands of faith, family and their own hearts. A must-read.”
—G. Willow Wilson, author of Alif the Unseen

Salaam, Love
is an important book because it sheds light on a subject that is unknown and scary to many Americans: Muslim men and their relationship to love, sex, and intimacy. It’s a book that shows how similar we all are, how much we have in common, when there’s so much hate-based propaganda floating around about how different we all are. But beyond being an important book, it’s also a great read. Funny, sad, cool, hot, counterintuitive, and perhaps most importantly, sexy.”
—David Henry Sterry, author of Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent

While many of the tales end in marriage, none ignore the flaws and difficulties presented by romantic relationships. Throughout, there are men who lost love, lost themselves and found things they weren’t looking for, as well as those still searching. Whether read all together or in single doses, faith and love abound, and there is no shortage of entertainment. In the introduction, the editors write, ‘There’s nothing like a good love story to connect us to one another and also help satisfy our curiosity about the lives of others.’ This collection proves the honesty in that assertion.” —Kirkus Reviews

Simultaneously lighthearted entertainment and an important addition to public discourse around the place of Islam in America.… Indeed, the entire collection seeks to offer as much variety as possible, with stories reflecting a broad range of sexuality, ethnicity, religiosity, and romantic success. In this way, it pushes back against common cultural stereotypes of both Muslims and men, showing Muslims with a full range of ordinary American life experiences and showing men with tender and heartfelt emotions that they articulate beautifully. For insiders to the community, this work will prompt joyful recognition as well as thoughtful exploration of different experiences; for outsiders, it will counter one-dimensional negative images about American Muslims. For everyone it will be an insightful, thoroughly charming read.” —Publishers Weekly

Table Of Contents

Contents
 
Introduction vii
 
Umma: It Takes a Village
Soda Bottles and Zebra Skins —Sam Pierstorff     3
Mother’s Curse—Arsalan Ahmed     16
The Ride—Ramy Eletreby     21
A Grown-Ass Man—Alykhan Boolani     31
Who I Needed to Be—Yusef Ramelize     44
An Unlikely Foe—Yousef Turshani     52
A Pair of Photos—Ahmed Ali Akbar     61
 
Sirat: The Journey
The Other Iran–Iraq War—Ibrahim Al-Marashi     75
Just One Kiss—Maher Reham     86
AwkwardMan—Zain Omar     99
In the Unlikeliest of Places—A. Khan     107
Planet Zero—John Austin     114
How Did I End Up Here? —Arif Choudhury     124
Springtime Love—Mohamed Djellouli     133
Finding Mercy—Anthony Springer Jr.     143
Prom, InshAllah—Haroon Moghul     150
 
Sabr: In Sickness and in Health
The Promise—Alan Howard     163
Fertile Ground—Khizer Husain     169
On Guard—Stephen Leeper     179
Our Way Lies Together—Dan I. Oversaw     190
Echoes—Mohammed Samir Shamma     198
Becoming Family—Randy Nasson     212
 
Glossary     223
Acknowledgments     229
Contributors     231
About the Editors     237

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