This course is a literary introduction to great books ( mostly novels and some biographies) written by Muslim women authors from different Muslim countries. The novels will be explored in a literary manner but also will be a point of conversation to the country, its traditions, its history, its geography and its political situation.
Dates: Mondays, March 18 to April 29, 2024.
Time: 9:30-11:30am
Location: In Person, Carleton University Campus – Nicol Building
Registered participants will receive an email from the LLeaP team, sharing the room number and parking instructions prior to the first day of this series.
Topics:
- Week 1: Sudan and Egypt: “Lyrics Alley” by Leila Aboulela and “The butterfly Mosque” by Willow G. Wilson
- Week 2: Algeria: Children of the New World by Assia Djebar
- Week 3: Syria and America: The girl in the tangerine scarf by Mohja Kahf
- Week 4: Oman: Narinjah The bitter orange tree by Jokha Alharthi
- Week 5: Palestine and the USA: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
- Week 6: Honeymoon in Tehran by Azadeh Moaveni
About the Lecturer: Monia Mazigh is an academic, author and human rights advocate. She was the former National Coordinator of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group.
Mazigh was born and raised in Tunisia and immigrated to Canada in 1991. She was catapulted onto the public stage in 2002 when her husband, Maher Arar, was deported to Syria where he was tortured and held without charge for over a year. She campaigned tirelessly for his release.
Mazigh holds a PhD in finance from McGill University. In 2008, she published a memoir about her pursuit of justice, Hope and Despair, shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Award. In 2014, she published her first novel, Mirrors and Mirages. It was short listed for the Book Trillium Award and for the Ottawa Book Award. Her second novel, Hope Has Two Daughters, was published in January 2017 by Anansi House.
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