UD students are to share short essays and discuss the book with professors as part of the university’s new student orientation activities Aug. 25.
“Melody shows the reader the many faces of Islam. It’s not just the fanatic fringe that so many of us easily associate when we hear the word ‘Muslim,’” said Lori Phillips-Young, coordinator of the First-Year Read Program at the University of Dayton. “I think she’s done a real service for many Americans by showing us the real people behind the religion. There are converts, emerging converts, observant orthodox, unorthodox practitioners and a broad range of people who believe in the best this religion has to offer and live their lives in a way that reflects that joy and understanding.”
A committee of University of Dayton faculty, staff and students selected the book from among 48 books nominated in a campus-wide poll, according to the press release.
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