Author: Um Daoud
Located in: Middle East
Submitted: February 22, 2005
Tell us a little about yourself. I have lived and worked among Muslims for over
15 years. Due to the fact that I continue to
reside in a Muslim country and because of the
sensitive nature of my book, I write using a pen
name.
What was your motivation behind this project? I have always been concerned about the
misperceptions of Westerners towards Muslims and
therefore felt more compelled to get this book
into the hands of readers following 9/11 and the
continuing war on terror. I also wanted both
Christians and Muslims to know that Christ can
be accepted and followed in any environment.
Lust Under the Veil serves to complement and
enrich what is already written in the way of
nonfiction on the subject of Muslims and Islam.
Reading the book will encourage Christians to
move past the stereotypes and see individuals in
the Muslim world and in their own neighborhoods.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? Lust Under the Veil will be of special value to
Christians around the world, as it presents not
only the pressures Muslims face in coming to
Christ, but also how they can face those
pressures, accept Christ, and still stay in
their own environmnet. In reality, it shares a
church planting model that is proving more and
more effective in the Muslim world.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? My husband gave the me title many years ago and
asked me to write on the subject. He has been my
encourager throughout my work on this book. My
mother gave me a love for books for which I will
always be grateful. John Grisham has been a good
guide in looking at writing style as I've
written fiction.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: This book is about Emira, who is looking for a
way of escape from the secluded life she leads
as the only daughter of a Muslim sheik. When her
father takes a second wife and her mother has a
breakdown, Emira is sent to the hospital to be
by her side. Will her salvation come while she
makes the daily trip to the hospital? Desperate,
Emira searches the eyes of the first person she
sees on the outside--the taxi driver. Emira
could never have imagined the events that would
follow this first encounter. Freedom does come
but not in the way that Emira planned.
