When ten Pakistani men walk into Kathleen Jamie`s small Scottish town on a peace march, in November 2001, she is thrown back to her own travels in Northern Pakistan & a book she wrote a decade earlier. ” Among Muslims” is the account of Jamie`s time travelling alone & living among the Shia & Ismaili Muslims in the Northern Areas
- the mountainous regions wedged between Afghanistan, India & China & one of the most volatile borderlands in the world. A bold, sympathetic & superbly written book, ” Among Muslims” delves into Jamie`s own Scottish upbringing to find links with the purdah-observing lifestyle of her Shia Muslim hosts. It is a privileged account from an acclaimed poet, who during her travels was often literally the only woman on the bus. ” Among Muslims” was originally published as ” The Golden Peak”. For this edition, Kathleen Jamie returned to Pakistan to write an Afterword & Preface.