ASYLUM - Tecno-Libro

Allah shouldn t have revealed so much to the Prophet. it only makes pious people like us suffer. So muses Khalid Khan, a seventeen-year-old Afghan boy living in Melbourne. Khalid is like any other boy his age in Australia. He loves his footy and his mum s cooking. He finds his dad s idiosyncrasies endearing and amusing. He takes every opportunity to tease his sister, Aisha. And he is tethered to his mobile and has a crush on a girl at school. Khalid also believes in Allah, although he sometimes wonders whether it is such a good idea to convert everybody in the world to islam. One Friday morning, the quiet suburban life of Khalid s family is turned upside down when an unwelcome visitor appears at the door. What follows is a hilarious and poignant intercultural encounter that explores love, socioeconomics, and religion and uncovers our common humanity even in the midst of difference. A fun novel written in a jau