The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook - Softcover

Dilara Hafiz was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Economics. She has drawn upon her years of teaching weekend Islamic school, lecturing about Islam, and the experience of raising Muslim teenagers to contribute to the Handbook. Imran Hafiz is a freshman at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. He's involved in Speech and Debate and Weapons of Mass Percussion (a djembe drum club). He enjoys reading, playing video games, and arguing over politics. He plays the guitar, piano, and drums as well as various tribal instruments. Yasmine Hafiz is a junior at Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. She loves reading, listening to music, sewing, and traveling. She also enjoys going to the library and would like to learn more about philosophy and art history. Together they live with husband and father Hamid Hafiz in Paradise Valley, Arizona. A profile of the teen authors has recently been featured in the New York Times' "On Religion" section by Samuel G. Freedman (07/26/2008).

I believe it is a path-breaking and invaluable window into how some Muslim teens are coping with the challenges of growing up in the West. I found it both eye-opening and encouraging. It gives me hope for the future. As such, it is a must-read for all who care about the future of Islam in the West. --Dr. Jeffrey Lang - author of Struggling to Surrender, Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America, and Losing My Religion: A Call for Help

Aspires to nothing less than bridging a cultural chasm... Amid its witty aside sand tongue-in-cheek answers to multiple-choice questions, the handbook clearly stakes out a position for a moderate, flexible version of Islam, one that places a higher premium on moral intent than reflexive observance of every rule... --Samuel G. Freedman - New York Times

This is a terrific, personable, and useful book for young Muslims and for people of all ages and faiths including the secular, who are still trying to figure out the difference between a great majority of actual American Muslims--real people like the rest of us--and the crazed stereotypes generated by war headlines thousands of miles away. Full of candor, contemporary savvy, and wisdom beyond mere years, the Handbook should be in the hands and on the minds of inquiring Americans everywhere. --Michael Wolfe - author of The Hadj and Taking Back Islam