Love thy neighbor

a Muslim doctor's struggle for home in Rural America

Love thy neighbor

a Muslim doctor's struggle for home in Rural America
Ayaz Virji with Alan Eisenstock
Book - 2019

In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a town of 1,400 in Minnesota, feeling called to address the shortage of doctors in rural America. But in 2016, this decision was tested when the reliably blue, working-class county swung for Donald Trump. Virji watched in horror as his children faced anti-Muslim remarks at school and some of his most loyal patients began questioning whether he belonged in the community. Virji wanted out. But in 2017, just as he was lining up a job in Dubai, a local pastor invited him to speak at her church and address misconceptions about what Muslims practice and believe. That invitation has grown into a well-attended lecture series that has changed hearts and minds across the state, while giving Virji a new vocation that he never would have expected. In Love Thy Neighbor, Virji relates this story in a gripping, unforgettable narrative that shows the human consequences of our toxic politics, the power of faith and personal conviction, and the potential for a renewal of understanding in America's heartland.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Virji, Ayaz (Author), Eisenstock, Alan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Convergent, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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