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Being Muslim in America

By AAN Staff
september 9, 2002  10:28 am
Being Muslim in America
On the eve of the Sept. 11 anniversary, Naureen Shah reflects on being an American, in Fort Worth Weekly. The question many Muslim Americans, no matter their ethnicity, are asking is, "Do I belong here now, or did I ever?" Shah writes. For her, being a Pakistani-American means "being simultaneously bombarded with the American Dream (if you work hard like us and become a doctor then maybe you'll own a BMW like we do) and the Pakistani Dream (get married to a good Muslim and have four kids, preferably three boys and one girl)."
View full article at Fort Worth Weekly