The Butterfly Mosque : A Young American Woman's Journey To Love And Islam
by G. Willow Wilson

Growing up as a child of atheist parents, Willow would always have questions about other faiths and never got any answers. While she was at college, she took a course in Islamic studies and voila, that was it. She starts learning the Arabic language and then converts, secretly. But, the only way to really immerse yourself in the Muslim world is to live in the Middle East. Willow goes to Cairo to teach English, meets and falls in love with Omar, who teaches physics and embraces a new life.
This sounds more like fiction than non-fiction, but it's all true. I really wanted to like this book, and in the beginning, I did. Her writing is good, but not gorgeous as most reviewers have said. After reading 170 pages, I became irritated by her. As if living in Eygpt was not enough, Willow went to Iran for one month to see what that country was like.
I think she is extremely naive and gullible. Why would an American female want to give up her freedom and live in a culture that subjugates women?
The book is neither uplifting nor inspiring. It's just plain annoying.
Not recommended.