CONTENTS
THE PLEDGE / 1
I.
THE LIFE OF A CELL / 5
NAMING CEREMONY / 7
FAJR / 10
THE BREAK IN / 12
SALAH / 14
NATURALIZED CITIZEN / 17
HYMN / 20
VISITING PROPHETS / 22
UN-AMERICAN / 26
II.
HOW TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO AMERICA / 35
TESTIMONY / 39
ALABAMA PARABLE / 41
TESTIMONY / 45
EID AL-ADHA / 47
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW RECITES THE TAKBIR / 48
TESTIMONY / 52
TESTIMONY / 53
THE LEAVING / 55
FAMILY PORTRAIT / 57
III.
OUT OF AFRICA / 61
THE WAR ON TERROR / 63
THE WIDOWER / 65
THREE-HUNDRED GIRLS / 67
HOW TO SAW A MAN IN HALF / 70
FELLING / 72
NAMING MY MOTHER / 74
IDDAH / 77
HAJJ / 80
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS / 83
