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Contemporary Muslim Writers (in English) Book Club: 21st Century Novels

Jun 20th 2019

Contemporary Muslim Writers (in English) Book Club: 21st Century Novels
with Kurosh Amoui, PhD candidate

Noor Cultural Centre is delighted to offer this 4-part introductory Book Club series on 21st Century Muslim writers in English.  Each session will comprise a lecture followed by reading group discussion.
This first season of the Book Club is dedicated exclusively to 21st century works of fiction. (Texts from the 20th century, and also texts in other genres (poetry, play, etc) are planned for future series, inshallah)

Sessions-

‘Alif the Unseen‘ (2012) by G. Willow Wilson – Saturday June 22

‘Home Fire‘ (2017) by Kamila Shamsie – Saturday August 17

‘Minaret‘ (2005) by Leila Aboulela – Saturday September 21

‘Reluctant Fundamentalist‘ (2007) by Mohsin Hamid – Saturday October 19

Time: 2-5 pm
Location: Lower Social Room, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission:$5

This program is curated and facilitated by Kurosh Amoui, PhD candidate in Social & Political Thought at York University, Toronto.


    About Noor Cultural Centre

    We aim to be a centre for Islamic practice and learning, and celebration of Islamic culture, while respecting the diversity in peoples and religions as directed by the Qur’an [49.13]: We have created you out of male and female, and have made you into nations and tribes, in order that you might come to know one another. In the sight of God the noblest among you is the one who is most deeply conscious of God.

    NOTE: Noor Cultural Centre no longer maintains a physical location

    Its 123 Wynford Drive location was sold in October 2021 after 18 months of continuous lockdown for COVID-19. Since March 2020, all Noor programming has been virtual, and is planned to continue thus, insh'Allah.





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