Laughing All the Way to the Mosque: The Misadventures of a Muslim Woman

I thought this was a really informative as well as funny book. I was familiar with the author's TV series Little Mosque on the Prairie from my trips to Saskatchewan but the book is much better. Best of all it answered a number or questions I've had about Islam and it's faithful in the western world. I think it is an important read in these difficult times.

This book is a collection of essays wriitten by a Muslim immigrant woman living in Canada, partly in Toronto but mainly in Regina Saskatchewan.She is married to a Muslim doctor who again is an immigrant to Canada. She has 4 young children. The writing, which is always fluent and easy to read, comes as a surprise because of her irreverant sense of humour. The humour is in total contrast to the picture of excessive seriousness, oftenlaced with violent thought and action, one often sees in today's Islam. I found it a pleasure to read of Muslim conventions and attitudes, told by anauthoress who understands her religion very well, but has not lost her commonsense and humanity. The chapter covering a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca is most informative and interesting for a non-Muslim reader.I would strongly recommend the book to anyone searching for an understanding of Islam in daily family living.

It is a fun light read for muslims and especially if you are desi. If you are not a muslim it may be a big eye opener to the moral and cultural us Western muslims go through. The internal mental and emotional battles we have in our struggle to practice our faith and to be contributing members of our crazy and confused community. I loved her tone, it was poking fun by not taking anything too seriously. It was fun!

Amusing in a folksy way. Gives a few insights into muslim life and mores. Written with a light touch.

Zarqa Nawaz is exactly what the world needs right now, and that's someone who can deliver sensitive information in a human and humorous way. She has a way of making you feel a part of every page, and I find that true sincerity rare these days.As a big fan of her TV and film work, I was very excited for this book and it did not disappoint. I laughed, I cried, I laugh-cried: I might as well have appeared mentally unstable randomly bursting into fits of laughter on the train as I devoured this book. I hope that Nawaz's work is a source of pride for the modern Muslim; I too hope that those curious about Islamic family life will read "Laughing All the Way to the Mosque" and see that real Muslims are nothing to fear. I can sympathize with her goofiness, love of food, and brutal honesty, and I hope she gets plenty of new fans.

It was a good read, I enjoyed it and would absolutely recommend. The only thing that was annoying is she seems to have a narrow view of white people and assumes that all white people are non-muslim.

Laughing All the Way to the Mosque: The Misadventures of a Muslim Woman by Zarqa Nawaz is the kind of book that even if you're having a horrible day, it will make you laugh out loud, loudly, in public.The book is *just that funny*.I <3 humorous memoirs.If you enjoy this book, you may also like:Let's Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny LawsonA Queer and Pleasant Danger: The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology, and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today, by Kate BornsteinHyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie BroshThere's a Bear in There (and he wants Swedish) by Merridy Eastman

Breezy, easy to read auto-biographical memoir of growing up as a Canadian Muslim woman from childhood to childrearing. It is rarely "serious," but the human quality is stellar. A good way to introduce someone who knows nothing about Islam or Muslims that they are human beings too!

I loved the humour, the insight and compassion of this memoir. If you really just want to understand people of a different faith just a little bit better, this is a wonderful quick read.

A beautiful book

Autobiographie revue par l'humour de l'auteur de la série "la petite mosquée dans la prairie" ... Léger, drôle, pas prétentieux, l'expérience d'une fille d'immigrants au Canada qui arrive à faire bouger certaines lignes dans sa communauté religieuse et changer les choses par l'humour, très chouette lecture.

This books has been the highlight of my days lately. As I lay down with my toddler for his bedtime, I read few pages, that I read with a big smile.Some parts made me laugh so loud. I can’t thank the writer enough for that.It is such a light and fun read.I definitely recommend this book

What an amazing journey. Funny, informative and always with and undercurrent of poignant meaning. As It turns out Muslims are people too.