My Accidental Jihad

It's challenging to write a memoir of your marriage while still married to your husband, ostensibly happily, and wanting to keep it that way. In this memoir, Krista describes her transition from all-American young woman to wife and mother, married to a Muslim man, and even visiting his relatives in L......more

This book really resonated with me and I believe this is a book that needed to be written. As a self-proclaimed feminist woman who is "partnered" with an Arab, Muslim man it is good to see a story that is about two everyday people living their lives who just happen to be of different cultures. There......more

It is difficult to assess a book of this nature as it involves various issues like culture and belief with which one may not be familiar with. But this book is honest, and Krista Bremer has with all sincerity chosen to discuss her life and relationship as she embarked on a journey of unexpected stru......more

This is not a typical memoir of a young American woman and her "Jihad" ~ person struggles. She was not born into poverty, she did not have to contend with and overcome physical or emotional infirmities. Rather, this is the straight forward telling of a young woman's journey from a typical young woma......more

It must be difficult to write about sharing a life with a person from another faith without seeming insensitive. Bremer, an American, is married to Ismail, a Muslim who was born in Libya. She writes movingly about her difficulties understanding some of their cultural and religious differences. I tea......more