I love it and i hate it. I love it is beacuse it’s very endering it makes me go back to my childhood with all the no nonsense questions in my head. It’s more like a telegram, the message is short and precise. I hate it is because Mr. Peldman exists in reality.

My parents are with a different religions, I’m a Christian at birth, but really never practise it. I married a Buddish man, my friends are with mixed religions, and i don’t see a big deal out of it. I believe the saying that, “It’s not the religion that will save you to go to heaven, but it’s your faith. Let’s face it there’s only ONE God. Don’t think too much, stick to Islam, it might save you one day, ha ha ha !!!

Good luck for a new begining and all your future undertakings.

Best regards,
Pinky Tan

Very interesting information! Thanks!

Bye

Thanks for your comment!. I really did enjoy your book and welcomed your clarifications.

I listen to Guardian Unlimited’s ‘Islamophonic’ podcast and heard the one about Muslims in literature that featured you as a guest. I looked up the book and thought it looked interesting, so I ordered it from Amazon.com’s Canadian site.

Thanks again for checking out this site and the review. I wish you luck on further marketing this book in the U.S. and with your future writing endeavors.

Bushra

Salaam Alaikum.

Thank you very much for your kind words about ‘Unimagined’.

You are right about the Shaitan issue. The trouble with a book narrated in the moment, as mine is (rather than looking back decades later, older, wiser and with hindsight), is that one has to convey what one thought to be true at that moment, rather than what turned out to be true later. This is the unique quality of ‘Unimagined’ – whatever age the narrator is at the time is reflected in his thoughts and analysis at that moment.

But I think I will fix this particular issue in future editions.

On the hijab and beard issue, I was trying to convey that I do not consider these to be mandatory religious requirements, but if someone wants to wear one as a sign of faith and dignity (like wearing a crucifix), I have no issue with that. But I won’t tolerate being told that it is my duty to have a beard.

I was wondering how you came upon ‘Unimagined’, as currently it is only available in the US from Amazon Canada, and not being marketed much over there yet.

I do believe ‘Unimagined’ has a role to play in re-humanizing Muslims in these times of fear and hysteria.

Best regards,

Imran

http://www.unimagined.co.uk/