​Kent Memorial Library Welcomes Author Sabeeha Rehman

From Kent Memorial Library: This fall, the Kent Memorial Library is exploring other cultures. On October 7, 2017, at 7 p.m., author Sabeeha Rehman will discuss her life and book, "Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim." The program will be held at the Suffield Senior Center located at 145 Bridge Street. Please register for this free event by calling the Kent Memorial Library at 860-668-3896 or registering on-line at suffield-library.org.

Sabeeha migrated to the United States in 1971 as a bride in an arranged marriage to an doctor from Pakistan who had also migrated to this country. When her children started grade school, she started grad school, earning a Masters degree in healthcare administration, and began a 25-year career as a hospital administrator.

Before she could catch her breath, her boys had entered the pre-teen phase and knew next to nothing about their faith. She with her husband and friends established a Muslim community, built a mosque, and agonized over whether to put up a Christmas tree.

After her grandson was diagnosed with autism, she cofounded the New York Metro chapter of the National Autism Association and served as its first president. She has spent several decades working for interfaith dialogue, was the director of interfaith programs at the American Society for Muslim Advancement, and the COO for the Cordoba Initiative. In 2014, she retired to write her memoir. She lives with her husband Khalid in New York City.

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