{"id":28111,"date":"2026-03-31T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=28111"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:51:06","slug":"zeina-sleiman-in-conversation-with-alan-neal-and-monia-mazigh","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/event\/zeina-sleiman-in-conversation-with-alan-neal-and-monia-mazigh\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeina Sleiman\u00a0in conversation with Alan Neal and Monia Mazigh"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p><strong>Carleton English Department\u2019s Writer-in-Residence Program is delighted to be partnering with the CBC All In A Day Book Club and the Ottawa International Writer\u2019s Fest in hosting <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeinasleimanwrites.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CStephanieLeblanc%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C3d1c55aca80346a13c6508de8c2cde85%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639102321503869460%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V6BR1tsIWdoiD72ZgJy6FUo5py8nuxNi8h0I5F2ILy0%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Zeina Sleiman<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0in conversation with Alan Neal and Monia Mazigh about Zeina\u2019s book <em>Where the Jasmine Blooms<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The All In A Day Book Club is a popular literary event in Ottawa, full of fun and surprises, and recorded for broadcast on CBC Radio.&nbsp;Wonderful food and books available to purchase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-Person Event: April 28<sup>th<\/sup>, 6:30 p.m.,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Greenboro Public Library, 363 Lorry Greenberg Dr<\/strong>&nbsp;(a space Zeina loves from her youth in Ottawa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom event starts at 6:00 p.m<\/strong>. including <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/people\/monia-mazigh\/\">Monia Mazigh<\/a>&nbsp;(Carleton\u2019s Writer-in-Residence this term) in conversation with writer <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Freemgaafar.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CStephanieLeblanc%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C3d1c55aca80346a13c6508de8c2cde85%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639102321503908532%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2F7QU3kixsGEU%2FJ%2FjYSK2%2BaX32%2BJH3oved9NmG%2B1HErQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Reem Gaafar<\/a>&nbsp;before the in-person event. 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