The Bad Muslim Discount
By: Syed M. Masood
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Following two families from Pakistan and Iraq in the 1990s to San Francisco in 2016, Bad Muslim Dis…
Want to Read $ 10.99"For Abu too,"-Syed M. Masood, The Bad Muslim Discount
"I suppose we have to change the national anthem then."-Syed M. Masood, The Bad Muslim Discount
"There is no us, Abu Fahd. There is no them. We're all the same."-Syed M. Masood, The Bad Muslim Discount
"I am saying that you should read everyone else's story with the same respect as you do your own."-Syed M. Masood, The Bad Muslim Discount
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15. The Bad Muslim Discount
By: Syed M. Masood
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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"For Abu too,"-Syed M. Masood, The Bad Muslim Discount
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