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REFLECTION QUESTIONS

Part Two (pp. 24 -43):

1. Is Cairo an example of organized society? Why would Willow’s driver fail to take her and Jo to
their destination if they described the landscape?
2. What are the examples of moral and financial collapse in Egypt?
3. Why do you think Willow fell so obsessively in love with Cairo?
4. Do you agree that religion is an act of will? If yes, why was Willow embarrassed to bow when
praying?
5. What is your reaction to the fact that Willow told Omar about her feelings first? Is this an
example of her American proactive personality?
6. How would you explain that in Arabic language there’s more than one word for love?
7. Why did the author like her so-called “status quo” after she converted? Do you think she was

unconsciously distancing herself from her Muslim brothers and sisters?

Answers

1. No, Cairo is not an example of organized society as per the author’s descriptions. The men

approached even the strange women sexually and harassed them. Willow’s driver failed to take

her and Jo to their destination because the address they provided was obscure.

2. Moral collapse includes the sexual harassing manners of men while the financial collapse is

shown by the Egyptian scenario and also by the number of unmarried men because of having to

provide bride’s family with enough fortune.

3. I think, in Cairo, the author felt closeness to Islam because she was able to discover the faith

physically.

4. Yes, religion is an act of will. Willow was embarrassed to bow when praying because it was the

first time she had experienced Islam through physical actions, and she was an atheist before.

5. I was surprised with her bluntness; because, the dilemma or the mental conflicts she had been

going through about the religion, cultural differences was immediately overshadowed with the

proposal. Yes, it is an example of American proactive personality because being Muslim she

introduced her feelings first without hesitations, which is not practical among Muslims.
6. According to book reference, there are three words for love in Arabic language – hob,

the universal love among all, habibi, the passionate love among close friends and

subordinates, and aishq, the love between spouses or the love for God.

7. The author liked her “status quo” because it was her first interaction to the real Islam

rather than textual concepts. I don’t think she was distancing from her Muslim brother

and sister; instead, she was going with the flow.

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