muslim converts from christianity

"Karen thinks she's not proper white. Her dad is Pakistani and her mother is white Christian, and somehow she feels as if she doesn't quite fit in ... anywhere. So she's made a choice: she's switching sides. Karen's going to convert to Islam to find her true identity. But Shamshad, her Hijab-wearing school mate, isn't making things easy for her. What's her deal, anyway? Is Shamshad really any more proper than herself? Trouble and turmoil await in the old textile mill town of Boardhead East, as school battles are replaced by family troubles, name calling turns to physical confrontation and cataclysmic secrets are unveiled"--Amazon.

The author, an Irish-American convert to Islam, describes his experiences fighting with the Muslims in Chechnya and Bosnia, his introduction to the training camps of Osama bin Laden, and his subsequent work for the FBI and CIA.

Reveals the personal story of Aukai Collins from his association with the mujahideen to his work as an undercover operative for the United States government.

Argues that the U.S. government settled for a plea bargain in its case against American Taliban member John Walker Lindh in order to hide secrets about America's dealings with terrorist states, and examines the life of Lindh and attempts by FBI agent John O'Neill to warn of danger from Al-Qaeda before the September 11th attacks.