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Loading... 40 Days and 1001 Nights, One Woman's Dance Through Life in the Islamic Worldby Tamalyn Dallal
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Living 40 days in a different culture helps you understand the culture. These are small vignettes of Tamalyn Dallal living in five countries that are with large Islamic populations. Within each culture, Islam has been changed to take in the local customs that existed when Islam came into the area. I thought she would live with one family for the whole 40 days but she lived in hotels, apartments, rented rooms, etc. instead of spending all her time with one family. She met many different people. I learned much about the cultures and countries, such as where some are and where they are near. It is interesting and worth reading. I just wish she had lived with one family 40 days and immersed herself in their daily lives. ( ) no reviews | add a review
"To understand a people you must live among them for 40 days. This is an Arabic proverb that author Tamalyn Dallal took to heart as she set out to find out who the Muslim people are and what their realities are like. Ms. Dallal gave up her glamorous South Beach lifestyle and didn't tell anyone she met that she was one of the most famous bellydancers on the planet. She simply packed a duffle bag, learned to dress modestly, and set out to lift the veil of misperception about the Muslim world. Twenty percent of the worlds population is Muslim, and we hear some fearsome things, but how much do we really know? Who are they? How do they live? What do they think of us? Tamalyn Dallal throws herself into five Muslim countries for 40 days each, not in search of a sensational story, rather in a quest to experience life...a life that is completely foreign and full of surprises"--Amazon.com. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)910.91767History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. exploration Geography of and travel in areas, regions, places in general Socioeconomic Regions By ReligionRatingAverage:
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