{"product_id":"sex-drugs-and-the-quran","title":"Sex, Drugs, and the Quran \/\/ A Memoir and a Manifesto (Pre-order, March 23 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the spirit of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo You Want to Talk about Race\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Year of Living Biblically,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ea deeply personal and provocative narrative that unveils a progressive, largely ignored vision of faith and identity, revealing an Islam that is compatible with modern ideas around sex and politics--and that even informs them in ways we've never before considered.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you know the Quran encourages civil liberties and the right to protest? Or that it gave women the right to divorce in the 600s? That it encourages the use of psychedelics and supports abortion? How about its preference and instructions for sustainable farming?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSex, Drugs \u0026amp; the Quran\u003c\/i\u003e, Misha Euceph, a Pakistani American and practicing Muslim, takes the most misunderstood and controversial spiritual text and redefines it for a modern age. As Euceph turns the pages of the Quran, she invites all to step into the rich history and thought behind Islam--the grief borne and inequality witnessed by the prophet Muhammad; the concept of Divine Love; the belief in the interconnectedness of us all--and shows how useful the Quran is for everyone, even (and especially!) in the 21st century. All the while, Euceph takes us from her childhood in Pakistan to her adolescence in the Los Angeles suburbs; from reading the Quran for the first time with her Baba to calling herself Californian instead of Pakistani; and from calling herself \"culturally Muslim\" to simply calling herself Muslim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA love letter to Islam, with uncompromising introspection and fierce affection,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex, Drugs \u0026amp; the Quran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esets the record straight on one of the world's most misrepresented religions, through the eyes of one woman who discovered that the Quran, and her faith, are not incompatible with who she is, what she values, and what she believes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMisha Euceph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Pakistani-American writer, podcast host, and producer who is on a mission to make things that inspire awe. She is the founder and CEO of Dustlight Productions, the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival audio storytelling winner and 2022 Webby winner for best Diversity and Inclusion podcast, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAd Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's 2019 \"Producer of the Year.\" She was simultaneously an Executive Producer on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenegades: Born in the USA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Michelle Obama Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, produced by Dustlight, in collaboration with Higher Ground Audio and Spotify; and the Tribeca-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother Country Radicals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eproduced by Dustlight, in collaboration with Crooked Media and Audacy. Before starting Dustlight, she produced the breakout hit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big One: Your Survival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuide\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 2019, named a best podcast of the year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrillist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndieWire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Podcast Club. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's Sarah Larson called it \"riveting\" and \"strangely reassuring.\" Euceph started podcasting in 2017 with her indie, autobiographical series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeginner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, about learning to belong as an immigrant in America. 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