Children Of Dust Ali Eteraz is a smart and thoughtful writer. He also has a way of adding a bit of comedic value in his writings when needed. His book “Children of Dust” is a memoir of his life in Pakistan and America. This book also reads more like a story as opposed to a book that just states facts. · Wildly entertaining, Children of Dust is memoir of the first order, as genuinely American as Muslim, unraveling the perilous mystery that is modern Pakistan as only memoir can. Unlike others, Eteraz has truly ‘been there,’ and we are all the better for it. — Murad Kalam, author of Night Journey. · Ali Eteraz's Children of Dust is a spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine. From his schooling in a madrassa in Pakistan to his teenage years as a Muslim American in the Bible Belt, and back to Pakistan to find a pious Muslim wife, this lyrical, penetrating saga from a brilliant new literary voice captures the heart of our universal quest for identity/5.
Ali Eteraz's Children of Dust is an enjoyable, interesting memoir. The book's beginning focuses on his childhood in Pakistan, which is some of the best writing I have read from this author. Eteraz deftly makes use of magic realism to bring the culture and myths of Pakistan alive. Ali Eteraz, noted blogger and lawyer, was certainly one of those Muslims. As he relates in Children of Dust: A memoir of Pakistan, he was born in Pakistan but was raised for much of his life in the United States. Told from an early age that he would play a prominent role in the Islamic world, his given name of Abir ul Islam translates into. "Children of Dust" is a penetrating memoir by a fresh Pakistani voice. Ali Eteraz reveals the inside story of Muslim fundamentalism in rural Pakistan, the culture shock of moving to the American Bible Belt, and a young man's journey of reconciliation with his Islamic identity.
Children of Dust - A memoir of Pakistan is the perfect book for those wanting an insight into the social fabric of Pakistan and Pakistanis. The writer is the central figure growing up in the slums towns and cities from Pakistan to mid-west America and reveals the stunning duplicities of religion and state. A gripping memoir evocative of Persepolis, Reading Lolita in Tehran, and the novel The Kite Runner, Eteraz’s narrative is also a cathartic chronicle of spiritual awakening. Yael Goldstein Love. Wildly entertaining, Children of Dust is memoir of the first order, as genuinely American as Muslim, unraveling the perilous mystery that is modern Pakistan as only memoir can. Unlike others, Eteraz has truly ‘been there,’ and we are all the better for it. Murad Kalam. A love letter to one man’s fading faith, Children of Dust is a gift and a necessity, and should be read by believers and nonbelievers alike.
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