Border Crossings

Border Crossings follows Mohammad Tufael Chowdhury through a life of daily challenges as a British Muslim traveling the world, from navigating the mind-games of Israeli intelligence to performing ablutions in a London bathroom. The story is gripping in places and shame-inducing in others, tracing a lifelong struggle to reconcile the British, Asian, and Muslim sides of his identity while constantly facing the mistrust of Westerners and the hypocrisies within his own community, including their misconceptions of Islam. Chowdhury's experience mirrors that of thousands of Western Muslims who since 9/11 have faced endless questions casting doubt on the goodness of their faith. He is a man who cries when England wins the Ashes yet still finds himself screaming against racism and religious bigotry. This timely book powerfully rejects the poisonous narrative that Muslims can no longer be trusted as honest citizens of the West.