Pulled between his strict Muslim upbringing and the normal social life he has never had, Tariq Mahdi enters college in the state of confusion. New relationships with Musilms and non-Muslims alike challenge his already shaken ideals, and the estrangement with his mother and sister troubles him. WIth

Pulled between his strict Muslim upbringing and the normal social life he has never had, Tariq Mahdi enters college in the state of confusion. New relationships with Musilms and non-Muslims alike challenge his already shaken ideals, and the estrangement with his mother and sister troubles him. WIth the help of new friends, family and mentors, he begins to find himself and open up to an Islam he was not previously exposed to. But when the attacks of 9/11 happen, he is forced to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.