Super Short Summary

In the memoir The Butterfly Mosque, published by Grove Atlantic in 2010, author G. Willow Wilson writes about her experiences crossing cultures and embracing Islam as an American raised in an atheist home in Denver, Colorado. Wilson shares her journey from discovering Islam at Boston University to her move to Cairo, where she falls in love with Omar, an Egyptian Muslim. Wilson navigates the complexities of her new faith, cultural differences, and her roles in both American and Egyptian societies while ultimately finding peace in balancing both worlds.