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Throughout the book, she illustrates how the old-school traditional Muslims and the younger, most liberal Muslims are butting heads and driving a rift in the people and the religion. The more "progressive" Muslims believe that women should play a larger role in the church and the faith, and that some of the religion's tenets must change to keep pace with the 21st century. Others are rooted in the past and want no change whatsoever, in fact, they might become even more restrictive.
Nothing represents this more than the beliefs and traditions surrounding arranged marriage. The Yemenis of the Dix mosque, where Sherine lived, are extremely representative of these old-school Muslims. Most do not plan to remain in the country, and most are extremely resistant to changing their ways to adapt to American society (Abdo 47). These are the groups of Muslims that are holding back others from more fully assimilating into American culture, and who many Americans distrust after the 9/11 attacks, because they seem to want...
The author shows why they want to retain their roots and culture, but also shows how inflexible they can be, and how, in the last example, they even turn away enthusiastic converts to Islam if they are women, especially women who expect to be treated equally in the faith.
Ultimately, the author shows that the traditional Muslim religion has difficulty assimilating in the modern world, and one wonders what will become of the Old School Muslims who are determined to preserve their religion at all costs. Modern Muslim women, like Sherine, will continue to rebel, and possibly even leave the religion. There are many new, innovative leaders coming up in the religion, and hopefully some of them will be able to bring the religion and many of its followers into the 21st century gracefully.
References
Abdo, Geneive. Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
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