Author
Asma Gull Hasan is the author of three published works, including American Muslims: The New Generation (Continuum 2000), Why I Am A Muslim (HarperCollins Thorsons/Element 2004), and Red, White, and Muslim (HarperCollins 2008). All three books are non-fiction, dealing with the American Muslim movement through critical analysis and personal biography.
Hasan's latest work, Red, White, and Muslim (HarperCollins 2008), received a prestigious starred review from Publishers Weekly.
In addition, Red, White, and Muslim has earned deep praise from many fellow authors, including Reza Aslan, Fareed Zakaria, and Jack Miles. Aslan says of the book, "A warm, witty, wonderful story about what it means to be both Muslim and American in a post-9/11 world. This is a book that every American should read." Zakaria offers, "Asma Hasan will rock your stereotypes about Islam in this refreshing book. Here is a young woman who embraces Islam, modernity, America, her family, and her friends -- all with enthusiasm and commitment. She sees no contradictions between them and, after you have read this book, neither will you." Lastly, Miles is quoted, "At a dark hour, this book is a piece of bright and cheering news."
As an American Muslim voice, the United States Department of State has often designated Hasan for educational presentations and missions, in hopes of building better relations between America and Muslims. One such mission included sending Hasan to Ethiopia, where she spoke to people all over the country about the commonalities between Islamic and American culture, in hopes of building stronger relations between both countries.
Interviews of her work as an author are often seen on C-SPAN's Book TV.
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