The Wailing In-Laws: Amal and Abraham Plan Their Muslim-Jewish Wedding Day by
A Muslim-American woman from Syria meets a Jewish-American man in San Francisco through a bizarre set of circumstances, but love still emerges for a couple that’s determined to break from their families’ biggest traditions. Standing in their way: In-laws from both sides, who question Amal and Abraham’s plan to marry and their plan to raise their kids as both Jews and Muslims. What will their offspring actually...
A Muslim-American woman from Syria meets a Jewish-American man in San Francisco through a bizarre set of circumstances, but love still emerges for a couple that’s determined to break from their families’ biggest traditions. Standing in their way: In-laws from both sides, who question Amal and Abraham’s plan to marry and their plan to raise their kids as both Jews and Muslims. What will their offspring actually be called? “Jewslims”? “Jarabs”? How will Amal and Abraham deal with haters who say they’re both betraying their faiths? And how can Amal and Abraham even pull off a wedding if close relatives are trying to sabotage it? "The Wailing In-Laws: Amal and Abraham Plan Their Muslim-Jewish Wedding Day" takes every character on a journey of discovery – a discovery that leads to doubts, fights, lots of bad jokes, and surprising realizations about historic truths and long-held assumptions that are no longer valid. Secrets spill out. Revelations are made. And when all is done, the families link the wedding with everything from OJ Simpson’s murder trial to Julius Caesar’s horrific comb-over. The biggest question isn’t whether Amal and Abraham will survive the wedding. It’s whether everyone involved will survive the dust-ups and crack-ups that precede the big nuptials.