Love thy neighbor : a Muslim doctor's struggle for home in rural America
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Author
Contributors
Eisenstock, Alan, author.
Published
New York, New York : Convergent, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
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Published
New York, New York : Convergent, [2019].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"A powerful true story about a Muslim doctor's service to a small town and the hope of overcoming our country's climate of hostility and fear. In 2013, Dr. Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a town of 1,400 in Minnesota, feeling called to address the shortage of doctors in rural America. But in 2016, this decision was tested when the reliably blue, working-class county swung for Donald Trump. Virji watched in horror as his children faced anti-Muslim remarks at school and some of his most loyal patients began questioning whether he belonged in the community. Virji wanted out. But in 2017, just as he was lining up a job in Dubai, a local pastor invited him to speak at her church and address misconceptions about what Muslims practice and believe. That invitation has grown into a well-attended lecture series that has changed hearts and minds across the state, while giving Virji a new vocation that he never would have expected. In [this book], Virji relates this story in a gripping, unforgettable narrative that shows the human consequences of our toxic politics, the power of faith and personal conviction, and the potential for a renewal of understanding in America's heartland."--Dust jacket.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
Islam -- Relations -- Christianity -- United States.
Muslim physicians -- United States -- Biography.
Muslims -- United States -- Biography.
Physicians -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Virji, Ayaz.
Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
Islam -- Relations -- Christianity -- United States.
Muslim physicians -- United States -- Biography.
Muslims -- United States -- Biography.
Physicians -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Virji, Ayaz.