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Gold Medal, 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards, IPPY Personal friendships with Somali Muslims overcome the prejudices and expand the faith of a typical American Evangelical Christian living in the Horn of Africa. When Rachel Pieh Jones moved from Minnesota to rural Somalia with her husband and twin toddlers eighteen years ago, she was secure in a faith that defined who was right and who was wrong, who was saved and who needed saving. She had been taught that Islam was evil, full of lies and darkness, and that the world would be better without it. Luckily, locals show compassion for this blundering outsider who cant keep her headscarf on or her toddlers from tripping over AK-47s. After the murder of several foreigners forces them to evacuate, the Joneses resettle in nearby Djibouti. Jones recounts, often entertainingly, the personal encounters and growing friendships that gradually dismantle her unspoken fears and prejudices and deepen her appreciation for Islam. Unexpectedly, along the way she also gains a far richer understanding of her own Christian faith. Grouping her stories around the five pillars of Islam creed, prayer, fasting, giving, and pilgrimage Jones shows ho

Author

Rachel Pieh Jones, Abdi Nor Iftin

Publisher

Walden, New York: Plough Publishing House

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781636080062

Subjects

Christian, Social Science, Religion

Rating

4.7 / 5 (114 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14