MOVING THE MOUNTAIN

A bold, well-argued book presenting a fresh perspective that Muslims can identify with and that non-Muslims can use as go-to guide, MOVING THE MOUNTAIN will completely change the discourse about Islam today.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, known as the "Ground Zero Imam," has preached religious tolerance and understanding for more than 30 years. Yet his efforts to build an Islamic community center near the site of the World Trade Center have cast him as a villain and put him in the midst of a media firestorm that shows no sign of letting up.
Here for the first time, he tells his own personal story how he came to the United States as a teenager from Egypt, how he struggled with the temptations thrown at all young American men, and how the freedoms of this country allowed him to embrace Islam using it as a springboard to deliver a powerful political statement, and triggering an entirely new conversation about Islam. This open and honest book invites readers who would shy away from policy books about Islam to come to a deep understanding of the role of Muslims in America and Islam in the world.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is founder and CEO of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, Imam of the Al-Farah mosque since 1983, and the visionary behind Cordoba House, the interfaith religious and community center close to the site of the former World Trade Center. He is committed to building bridges between America and the Muslim world, and between American Muslims and other Americans.
Imam Rauf is also the author of What's Right with Islam Is What's Right with America. He lives in New York City.