For many Americans, the words 'American' and 'Muslim' simply do not marry well; for many the combination is an anathema, a contradiction in values, loyalties, and identities. This is the story of one American Muslim family--the story of how, through their lives, their schools, their friends, and their neighbors, they end up living the challenges, myths, fears, hopes, and dreams of all Americans. They are challenged both by Muslims who speak for them and by Americans who reject them. In this memoir, Idliby discusses not only coming to terms with what it means to be Muslim today, but how to raise and teach her children about their heritage and religious legacy.

Why would anyone choose to be a Muslim? -- Accidental Muslims -- The Faith Club, my Abrahamic family -- A crisis of faith : sticks and stones can hurt my bones but God should not hurt me -- Food for thought -- In God we trust : an American Muslim knight -- How to beat a wife -- Who speaks for Islam? -- Foolish fatwas -- "Mommy, sometimes I don't want to support the U.S. team" -- Thumbs up! -- I heard it on Hannity -- "No Muslim parking" -- "Mom, are all terrorists Muslims?" -- The path to the watering hole -- "Mommy, can I marry a Jew?" -- Burqas and pornography : two sides of the same coin -- Islam, not "Hislam" : on Muslim feminists -- Apes and swines-- In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man -- Proud Muslims, not lesser Muslims : let there be joy -- Proud Americans, not lesser Americans : America, a love story.