Vermont Humanities

Literary Reflections on Islam

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Reading and Discussion

Islam has long provided a source of inspiration through which Muslims experience, understand, and guide their everyday lives. This series, developed jointly by the American Library Association and the NEH, offers literary reflections on Muslim piety and communal concepts such as ethics, governance, knowledge, and identity, and reveals transformations in faith and identity, as Muslims living at different times and in different places have interpreted Islam.

Books in this Series

  • Farid al-Din Attar, The Conference of the Birds
  • Muhsin Mahdi, ed., Husain Haddawy, trans. The Arabian Nights
  • Fatima Mernissi, Dreams of Trespass
  • Orhan Pamuk, Snow
  • Leila Aboulela, Minaret

How to Book this Series

Please browse the list of available facilitators below. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

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Questions?

Please contact Richelle Franzoni at (802) 262-1355 or rfranzoni@vermonthumanities.org.

Available Facilitators

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Vermont Humanities*** April 5, 2018