Thoughts From Sudan: An American Muslim Experience

In the summer of 2008, as the author prepared to embark on his graduate studies in Khartoum, Sudan, little did he know that this journey would thrust him into a whole new world. One that few Americans would see and the end of an era for the Sudanese people. The three years he spent in Sudan was a curious historical moment that would mirror what was happening inside of him. is an account of this turbulent rite of passage the author, a young American convert to Islam, endured while studying Arabic in Sudan between the years 2008 and 2011. Not only was this a major transitional period in the Sudanese society, but in the author's life as well. Based on a series of monthly emails sent to loved ones, he chronicled his travels and brutally honest commentary on culture, politics, and religion in Sudan vis-a-vis his American paradigm. An atypical travel log, this book provides real-time insights into the struggles of an American Muslim and his search for spiritual knowledge while the world whips and runs around him.