Crossing the moon is a symbolic title that holds much hidden content. This book reveals the love, affection and obsession between two young youths who hold a little but heavy contradiction.
The moon in the title symbolizes the Islamic religion and the cross stands for Christianity hence the title crossing the moon is an epitome of the clash between the two religions.
This clash is brought about by the love between Eliot and Hajirah. The parents of this two are friends and business partners but religion drives them apart to an extent of wishing evil to one another. The love birds suffered the contradiction that they have no power over.
The author Fedinand Wabwire intends to reveal the aspect of religion in marriage, love, and social cooperation as well as betrayal among other themes as depicted in the story which is at clear reflection of the contemporary society.