"Being a practising Muslim in a Western society is sometimes challenging, sometimes rewarding and sometimes downright absurd. How do you explain why Eid never falls on the same date each year; why it is that Halal butchers also sell teapots and alarm clocks. How do you make clear to the plumber that it's essential the toilet is installed within sitting-arm's reach of the tap? Zarqa Nawaz has seen and done it all."--Back cover.
Contents
Recess -- Hairy legs -- Hijab -- Muslim summer camp -- Medical school reject -- Sami -- How to name a Muslim baby -- Hajj -- BBQ Muslims -- Coming full circle on circumcision -- Water jug blues -- The packing crate -- Behind the shower curtain -- Little Mosque in the city -- Jinn : a Muslim thing -- Eid dinner -- Dying, Muslim-style.