Jameela Green Ruins Everything

Jameela Green Ruins Everything
Zarqa Nawaz
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 288pg
23 Jun 2022 US
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9780358621232
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Jameela Green only has one wish. To see her memoir on the New York Times bestseller list. When her dream doesn' t come true, she seeks spiritual guidance at her local mosque. New imam and recent immigrant Ibrahim Sultan is appalled by Jameela' s shallowness, but agrees to assist her on one condition: that she perform a good deed. Jameela reluctantly accepts his terms, kicking off a chain of absurd and unfortunate events. When the person the two do-gooders try to help is recruited by a terrorist group called D. I. C. K. -Dominion of the Islamic Caliphate and Kingdoms-the federal authorities become suspicious of Ibrahim, and soon after, the imam mysteriously disappears. Certain that the CIA have captured Ibrahim for interrogation via torture, Jameela decides to set off on a one-woman operation to rescue him. Her quixotic quest soon finds her entangled in an international plan targeting the egomaniacal leader of the terrorist organization-a scheme that puts Jameela, and countless others, including her hapless husband and clever but disapproving daughter, at risk. For fans of Where' d You Go, Bernadette and My Sister, the Serial Killer, Jameela Green Ruins Everything is a whip-smart black comedy about the price of success, and a biting look at what has gone wrong with American foreign policy in the Middle East. It is a compulsively readable, yet unexpectedly touching novel about one woman' s search for meaning and connection, and about the lengths we go for those we love.
"A satire about ISIS is a big swing to take-but Zarqa Nawaz knows a thing or two about taking chances. Jameela Green Ruins Everything may be her first foray into the world of fiction, but Nawaz has made a career of being a trailblazer. . . . The book manages to weave American foreign policy and thwarting a terrorist organization with one woman' s search for faith, meaning and redemption. " -- Chatelaine "Nawaz' s understated humour shines in this lovely comedy of errors-and faith. " -- Maclean' s "International politics is personal in this brilliant satire from the always provocative-and deeply funny-mind of Zarqa Nawaz. " -- Rick Mercer "Zarqa Nawaz is one of the few writers around who can deftly navigate that minefield between high-stakes, war-torn, geopolitical upheaval, and one woman' s hilarious but meaningful journey to find her place in her family and community. Is it a searing satire on America' s war on terror, or a side-splitting family adventure? Well . . . yes, it is, and a crazy ride, too. Funny, moving, brilliant. " -- Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
"Jameela Green Ruins Everything is zany, daring, and hilarious, and exactly the type of novel we' d expect from Zarqa Nawaz, creator of CBC' s award-winning sitcom, Little Mosque on the Prairie. . . . the story is a wild and humorous one-Zarqa' s use of comedy is gutsy as hell. . . . The result is a satirical masterpiece that few on earth would dare to do. " -- shedoesthecity. com "A comedy of errors about an ordinary Muslim woman thrust into a high-stakes international crisis. It' s also a tale of internal struggle, interspersed with characters' private prayers to God. . . . provocative and cheeky. " -- Maclean' s "What I love about this biting satire is the initially unlikeable main character Jameela, who is messy and selfish and unapologetic-rare for a Muslim, South Asian female character, who are most often portrayed as submissive victims or perfect model minorities. But then, Nawaz has always been ahead of her time (full disclosure, she is a friend). " -- Uzma Jalaluddin, Toronto Star "This black comedy explores the price of success and one woman' s search for meaning -- Chatelaine "Zarqa Nawaz is a comic genius who has done the impossible in this brilliant fiction debut: Jameela Green Ruins Everything is, all at once, an incisive examination of recent Middle East history, a biting indictment of Western imperialism, and a darkly comic satire on terrorism. Follow Jameela Green, the comic she-ro for our modern times, as she bumbles through the unimaginable on this hilarious whirlwind adventure. I guarantee you will never think about the phrase ' East meets West' in quite the same way again. Three cheers for Jameela Green!" -- Uzma Jalaluddin, author of Ayesha at Last and Hana Khan Carries On "[A] biting yet warm-hearted satire from the Regina-based creator of the groundbreaking CBC sitcom Little Mosque On The Prairie [that] somehow . . . manages to interrogate everything from prejudice to foreign policy to what it means to be a ' good person. ' " -- TheKit. ca "Canadians are funny people-that' s a given-and when our special brand of humour is coupled with the skill of a writer like Zarqa Nawaz, creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie, brilliant things happen. " -- Canadian Living "Jameela Green Ruins Everything will keep you laughing all the way to the end. A heartwarming story of faith, family, and friendship that is only amplified by Zarqa Nawaz' s sharp and brilliant wit. All the sacred cows are skewered-what you are left with at the end is the power, beauty, and humour of one woman' s journey back to faith. " -- Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of A Deadly Divide "A breezy dark comedy about serious contemporary issues. " -- Quill and Quire "Nawaz writes about religion and faith in an easily digestible way. " -- The Canadian Press
ZARQA NAWAZ is a writer and filmmaker who created Little Mosque on the Prairie, which aired in over sixty countries. She has been interviewed or profiled by CNN, the BBC, the New York Times, and Aljazeera. Her memoir, Laughing All the Way to the Mosque, was published in 2014.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780358621232
Published: 23 Jun 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
Pages: 288

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