Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie by Ranya Tabari Idliby

Burqas and Baseball: Being Muslim in America

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 14, 2014

Ranya Tabari Idliby discusses her experience being Muslim in America and how her family faces challenges in schools, friendships, and with neighbors. They are challenged by both Muslims who speak for them and by Americans who reject them. In her memoir, Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie, Idliby explores life as a Muslim  in a world where hostility towards Muslims is common.

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