{"product_id":"9780349005942","title":"Laughing All the Way to the Mosque: The Misadventures of a Muslim Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeing a practicing Muslim in the West is sometimes challenging, sometimes rewarding and sometimes downright absurd.  How do you explain why Eid never falls on the same date each year; why it is that Halal butchers also sell teapots and alarm clocks; how do you make clear to the plumber that it's essential the toilet is installed within sitting-arm's reach of the tap? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Zarqa Nawaz has seen and done it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And it's not always easy to get things right with the community either: Zarqa tells of being asked to leave the DBW (Dead Body Washing) committee after making unsuitable remarks; of undertaking the momentous trip to Mecca with her husband, without the children, thinking (most incorrectly) that it will also be a nice time to have uninterrupted sex; of doing the unthinkable, and creating \u003ci\u003eLittle Mosque on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e, a successful TV sitcom about that very (horrified, then proud) community.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You have to laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103997346032,"sku":"9780349005942","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780349005942_p0.jpg?v=1763688701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780349005942","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}