Seeking Sanctuary

Hilda Reilly

Seeking Sanctuary tells the stories of a group of Western Muslim converts who found liberation in Sudan.

They describe their spiritual and physcial journeys from one way of life to another, contrasting their fragile expectations with a sweet reality. They explain how they found happiness in a country caricatured as starving and angry. But most of all, they provide us with insights that challenge lazy prejudice about Islam, in a striking counterpoint to fears about fundamentalism, extremism and religious hostility.

Seeking Sanctuary delves deeper into the psychology of a country and its inhabitants than our current-affairs-driven media has ever allowed. It is a stunning collection of intimate portraits that dazzle, especially in contrast to the general religious and cultural nervousness. It is a wonderful series of stories about adversity, courage and life change.

‘An easy and enjoyable read which nevertheless encourages us to look from a different angle at modern western society. It also provides insight into a culture that is little known and largely misunderstood’ Emel Magazine

Paperback: 240pp

Publisher: Eye (March 2005)

ISBN: 9781903070390