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LOVE, INSHALLAH: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women with Ayesha Mattu, Nura Maznavi, Leila Khan, & Zahra Noorbakhsh
When
- Thursday
- Feb. 9, 2012
- 7:30 PM
Description
Love, Inshallah [goes] to a place where few, if any, books have gone before. Lesbians, co--wives, converts to Islam, Shia, Sunni, black, brown and white: Every voice is unique. Collectively, they sing of strength, passion and love. One can't help but sit back and listen, captivated. - Samina Ali, award-winning author of Madras on Rainy Days
Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, 25 writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love and reveal what it means to be a Muslim woman in America today. The writers represent a broad spectrum of ethnicities, races and religious practice and speak openly for the first time about love, relationships, sexuality, gender, identity, homophobia, and racism.
Come hear from the editors of this collection, Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi, about their intentions and purpose of the book and the road to publication, and meet two of the contributors reading excerpts from their stories. Plus: a spirited question and answer session where audience members can pose the questions they've always wanted to ask a Muslim woman -- but were too afraid to ask!
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Muslim women, even (especially!) those who have never met one. Co--editors Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi thought it was about time we heard directly from Muslim women themselves. You'll be captivated by these moving, funny, provocative and surprising stories, each as individual as the writers themselves.
A beautiful collection that reminds us all not only of the diversity of the American Muslim community, but the universality of the human condition, especially when it comes to something as magical and complicated as love. - Reza Aslan, bestselling author of No god but God
Hats off to Maznavi and Mattu, who were the winners of the first of last year's Pitchapaloozas created and hosted by our favorite Book Doctors, David Henry Sterry and Arielle Eckstut!
Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, 25 writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love and reveal what it means to be a Muslim woman in America today. The writers represent a broad spectrum of ethnicities, races and religious practice and speak openly for the first time about love, relationships, sexuality, gender, identity, homophobia, and racism.
Come hear from the editors of this collection, Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi, about their intentions and purpose of the book and the road to publication, and meet two of the contributors reading excerpts from their stories. Plus: a spirited question and answer session where audience members can pose the questions they've always wanted to ask a Muslim woman -- but were too afraid to ask!
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Muslim women, even (especially!) those who have never met one. Co--editors Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi thought it was about time we heard directly from Muslim women themselves. You'll be captivated by these moving, funny, provocative and surprising stories, each as individual as the writers themselves.
A beautiful collection that reminds us all not only of the diversity of the American Muslim community, but the universality of the human condition, especially when it comes to something as magical and complicated as love. - Reza Aslan, bestselling author of No god but God
Hats off to Maznavi and Mattu, who were the winners of the first of last year's Pitchapaloozas created and hosted by our favorite Book Doctors, David Henry Sterry and Arielle Eckstut!
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