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(RNS) "Love Inshallah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women" is a new collection of stories about sex, lust, dating, marriage, and divorce by 25 women of diverse religious interpretations, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. By Omar Sacirbey.

Topics: Culture, Gender & Sexuality
Beliefs: Islam
Tags: american muslim women, muslim, sex, virgin

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