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Ayad akhtar was raised in the midwest himself, and through hayat shah he shows readers the powerful forces at work on young men and women growing up muslim in america. The spiritual leader of a group of moslems, sheikh nuruddin has deliberately removed himself from the daytoday activities of society. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Based on firsthand reporting from syria and washington, journalist reese erlich unravels the complex dynamics underlying the syrian civil war. The rest of the novel tells the stories of a wide variety of characters who either live or work in the dervish house. After falling all over myself with facade i felt a but disappointed with cadence.
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