{"product_id":"9780802408143","title":"In the Land of Blue Burqas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I lived in Afghanistan for five years. I learned the rules - I had to.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gray-bearded and black-bearded men in the back of the rickshaw eyed me. The gray-bearded man asked me, \"Are you a Muslim?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For him, the word \u003ci\u003eMuslim\u003c\/i\u003e had a very clear definition. He did not just mean, \"Are you submitted to God?\" To which I could have said, \"Yes, of course.\" He meant something much more precise: \"Do you submit to the laws of the Prophet Muhammad as recorded in the Holy Quran and Hadith and as taught by the mullahs?\" Whatever true response I could give would not be welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, I could give a true response. I answered the gray-beaded man's question softly without arrogance or apology. \"No, I am not a Muslim. I am a follower of the Honorable Jesus Messiah.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe black-bearded man scowled, brows furrowed. He leaned too close to my face and glared directly into my averted eyes. His words came out as a command, short and abrupt: \"You should become a Muslim. It would be better for you in this life and the next.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015251247344,"sku":"9780802408143","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802408143_p0.jpg?v=1763665783","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802408143","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}