Join us April 12, 12-5pm, to celebrate local authors, artists, and book lovers!
Featuring guest speaker Omar El Akkad.
Join the Oregon Muslim community for our third annual literature festival and book fair which will feature:
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Guest speaker Omar El Akkad will be doing a Q&A and book signing.
Omar El Akkad is an award-winning Oregon author who has written short stories, novels (American War and What Strange Paradise), and a nonfiction memoir/sociopolitical reckoning (One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This). (We will have limited copies available for purchase, so bring your books from home for the signing!) -
Books
- Calligraphy class
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Kids’ crafts
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Local authors
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Local artists and artisans
- Food
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Community orgs
Sponsored by The Crescent Institute, Bilal Mosque Association, Islamic Community Center of Hillsboro, and Islamic Society of Greater Portland. A community-powered event!
If you are a local author/artist, local business owner, community organizer, etc., there is still time to sign up as a vendor for the book fair. Please sign up here! This is a free event and there are no fees to be a vendor or to attend.
♦ Connected Reading ♦
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad
American War
by Omar El Akkad
What Strange Paradise
by Omar El Akkad
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