{"id":1128,"date":"2012-04-03T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveinshallah\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2014-11-03T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T18:19:00","slug":"thank-you-for-your-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveinshallah\/2012\/04\/03\/thank-you-for-your-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you for your support!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/491\/2012\/03\/la-book-soup.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1132\" title=\"LA Book Soup\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/491\/2012\/03\/la-book-soup.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>(From L to R: Love InshAllah writers Zahra Noorbaksh, Tanzila Ahmed, Nijla Mumin, Nura Maznavi, Ayesha Mattu &amp; Asiila Imani)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Because of your\u00a0incredible\u00a0support,\u00a0<em>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-InshAllah-Secret-American-Muslim\/dp\/1593764286\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1332960936&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women<\/a>\u2018<\/em>\u00a0was listed by Amazon as one of the top 200 books in the nation and #1 on the women\u2019s studies and Islam bestseller lists. It\u2019s also been featured by global media including the New York Times (+ almost every major paper in the US), NPR, BBC, The Guardian, Times of India, and Dawn Pakistan.\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Thank you<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0for making this happen!<\/p>\n<p>During our 5-city national tour, we were deeply moved by the overwhelmingly positive responses from Muslim community members and leaders across the country who said that the book helped them reconnect with their faith, their families and their own desire to love &amp; be loved for who they are. Women &amp; men from other faiths told us that they saw themselves reflected in these diverse Muslim women\u2019s lives, and connected to them emotionally in a way that they\u2019d never experienced before.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s keep the momentum going and deepen the conversation with and about Muslim women in\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><strong>\u00a0simple ways<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>1. If you haven\u2019t had a chance yet, please read the book. If you have, share your thoughts with a short review. Amazon page:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/8QzLG\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/8QzLG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Selected it for your book club? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveinshallah\/book-clubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Contact us so that we can arrange a Skype Q&amp;A session<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>3. Connected to a university, women\u2019s org, community center or interfaith group? Help us ensure Muslim women\u2019s perspectives are included.<\/p>\n<p>4. Come to a reading with friends\/family to deepen intra- and inter-community dialogue and empathy.<\/p>\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveinshallah\/2012\/03\/13\/guest-blog-for-us-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Guest blog for us<\/a>! We want to hear\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">your<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0wisdom on life, love and relationships.<\/p>\n<p>In response to your requests, we\u2019ve set up more readings in the SF Bay Area, Chicago and Atlanta \u2013 join the lively and provocative conversations! Check out our full listing of events, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveinshallah\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">here<\/a>. If you don\u2019t see your city listed yet, contact us so we can make it happen!<\/p>\n<p>This has been a truly amazing journey, one that we are grateful &amp; blessed to be on with you.\u00a0Thank you so much again for your support!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(From L to R: Love InshAllah writers Zahra Noorbaksh, Tanzila Ahmed, Nijla Mumin, Nura Maznavi, Ayesha Mattu &amp; Asiila Imani) Because of your\u00a0incredible\u00a0support,\u00a0\u2018Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women\u2018\u00a0was listed by Amazon as one of the top 200 books in the nation and #1 on the women\u2019s studies and Islam bestseller lists. 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