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Format: Quality Paperback
Publisher: Book Venture Publishing LLC
Published: Jan 2015
Genre: Medical - General
Pages: 154
*An inspiring tale of the hope and despair of being a Muslim in post-9/11
America. this is a story of one woman's journey in apartheid South Africa
and the United States of America.*
Leila Hassan, a scientist, returns to a place that haunts her dreams - the
9/11 memorial. Once upon a time she was a starry-eyed young woman, who
transcended her impoverished roots to pursue a dream of obtaining an
education in the U.S.A. and applying that knowledge in her homeland, South
Africa.
In a series of Facebook posts and stories, we see the lives of Leila and
her friends unfolding, first as youths during the turbulent years of
apartheid in South Africa and then as expatriates seeking a better life
abroad, while trying to maintain links with their former homeland in the
face of cross-cultural misunderstandings.
Leila's dream to marry her fiancée, Khalid, ends cruelly with his death on
9/11. Lonely and unable to cope with suppressed grief, she returns to her
homeland, and finds new meaning in helping her former countrymen cope with
the scourge of HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
Fans of *American Voices*, *Lethal Copycats*, *Butterflies* and other
inspiring books about a search for our better selves will enjoy this
stirring work.