Let's Talk About It: Muslim Journeys - The Arabian Nights

Join us this fall for an exciting 5-part reading and discussion series: Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys: Literary Reflections. The discussion will be led by local scholar Dr. Christina Michelmore. Dr. Michelmore received her BA from Smith College and her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, both in history. For seven years she lived and worked in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Pakistan. Until her retirement in 2013, she was chair of the Department of History, Political Science and International Studies at Chatham University.

Registration is required, as space is limited. All of these books are available in our collection at CLP.

October 29: The Arabian Nights, edited by Muhsin Mahdi, translated by Husain Haddawy
These tales from the alluring and clever Shahrazad are presented in a wonderful translation by Husain Haddawy of Iraq. Read as many of the tales as you like, and we will discuss the history of these stories as well as their literary significance in the East and West.