Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly textured reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in America today. This enthralling story of the making of an American is also a timely meditation on being Muslim in America today. Honorable Mention in the 2017 San Francisco Book Festival Awards, Spiritual CategoryĪ 2019 United Methodist Women Reading Program Selection ONE OF BOOKLIST' S TOP TEN DIVERSE NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2017. ONE OF BOOKLIST' S TOP TEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY BOOKS OF 2016. You can download a map of the Close here.SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING. Attendees should enter the Close via the driveway just south of the Cathedral's main entrance at 112th Street, check in at the security booth on the right, and proceed to Cathedral House. This event will take place in Cathedral House in the middle of the Cathedral's Close. She volunteered as the Director of Interfaith Programs at the American Society for Muslim Advancement and served as the Chief Operating Officer at The Cordoba Initiative, a multi-faith organization dedicated to building bridges between Muslims and the West.įor more information, contact Steven Lee at or 212.316.7483. She has spent the last several decades in engaging in interfaith dialogue with faith communities.
Raising Muslim children in the absence of a Muslim community was a daunting challenge so in the early 1980s, she began the work of establishing a Muslim community on Staten Island, which culminated in the building of a mosque. Her career spanned hospitals in New York, New Jersey, and Saudi Arabia. When her sons were school-age, she went back to school to get her Masters in Healthcare Administration and began her 25-year career as a hospital executive. Rehman came to the United States from Pakistan in 1971. The book was chosen by Booklist as one of the Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books of 2016. Join author Sabeeha Rehman as she discusses her book, Threading My Prayer Rug, a richly textured reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in America today.
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