His work is quoted , discussed , interviewed in academic and non-fiction books . In Robin Wright 's " Rock the Casbah " she begins a chapter called , The Counter Jihad with a quote from interview with him where Sharma says , " Clearly 9/11 was a turning point for Americans . But it was even more so for Muslims . " The book , A Sinner in Mecca : A Gay Muslim 's Hajj of Defiance was released by publisher BenBella Books . They declared it one of their front-list titles . The publisher claims 14 NYT bestsellers on its list
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