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  • Born with Wings

  • The Spiritual Journey of a Modern Muslim Woman
  • By: Daisy Khan
  • Narrated by: Daisy Khan
  • Length: 12 hrs
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)

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Born with Wings

By: Daisy Khan
Narrated by: Daisy Khan
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Publisher's summary

The dramatic, spiritual memoir of a prominent Muslim woman working to empower women and girls across the world - for fans of Malala Yousafzai and Azar Nafisi.

Raised in a progressive Muslim family in the shadows of the Himalayan mountains, where she attended a Catholic girls' school, Daisy experienced culture shock when her family sent her to the States to attend high school in a mostly Jewish Long Island suburb. Ambitious and talented, she quickly climbed the corporate ladder after college as an architectural designer in New York City. Though she loved the freedom that came with being a career woman, she felt that something was missing from her life.

One day a friend suggested that she visit a Sufi mosque in Tribeca. To her surprise, she discovered a home there, eventually marrying the mosque's imam, Feisal Abdul Rauf, and finding herself, as his wife, at the center of a community in which women turned to her for advice. Guided by her faith, she embraced her role as a women's advocate and has devised innovative ways to help end child marriage, fight against genital mutilation, and, most recently, educate young Muslims to resist the false promises of ISIS recruiters.

Born with Wings is a powerful, moving, and eye-opening account of Daisy Khan's inspiring journey - of her self-actualization and her success in opening doors for other Muslim women and building bridges between cultures. It powerfully demonstrates what one woman can do - with faith, love, and resilience.

©2018 Daisy Khan (P)2018 Random House Audio
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Critic reviews

"A heartfelt, deeply personal, and touching account of a Muslim woman's spiritual journey and her work to empower women and girls around the globe." (Her Majesty Queen Noor)

"Daisy Khan is one of the most prominent Muslim voices in America and an icon of female empowerment across the globe. This beautiful story of her spiritual journey is an inspiration to anyone who seeks to change the world." (Reza Aslan, author of No god but God and Zealot)

"At a time when news headlines cast Muslim societies as war-torn or rigidly traditional, Daisy Khan offers a subtler, and ultimately more optimistic, vision. Through her own story, and the stories of other change-makers, Khan reminds us how Muslim women are asserting their rights while holding fast to their faith." (Carla Power, author of If the Oceans Were Ink)

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Enlightening read.

Getting to know Daisy Khan and her religion through this book was a true pleasure! She’s definitely a spiritual warrior.

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Great story

I liked the overall story but I believe that too personal weddings details should be removed in future republishings
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