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Book
Group
Each
Third Thursday, 7pm, we gather at Borders
Bookstore on Broadway to discuss a book in our series on the Middle East,
Iraq and Afghanistan.
On May 20, we'll explore the "Muslim
Jesus" through articles and stories from the Sufi tradition. Contact
Jean at the office (773-784-6633) to
get a copy of the readings.
Here's
a list of books we've brainstormed so far.
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The
Red Tent,
by Anita Diamant
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A
Thousand Splendid Suns,
by Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite
Runner
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Reading
Lolita
in Tehran: A
Memoir in Books,
by Iranian author and professor Azar Nafisi
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Infidel,
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, member of Parliament in the Netherlands
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My
Guantanamo
Diary: Face
to Face With the War on Terrorism,
by Mahvish Khan
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Persepolis,
by Marjane Satrapi, a graphic memoir about growing up in
Iran
during the Islamic revolution
The
Peoples Church of Chicago