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2026 Oregon Muslims’ Lit Fest & Book Fair ft. Omar El Akkad

Flamur+Vehapi — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:39:41 +0000

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:

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
Kids’ crafts
Local authors
Local artists and artisans
Food
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

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American War
by Omar El Akkad

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What Strange Paradise
by Omar El Akkad

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Flamur+Vehapi — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:03:29 +0000

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2026 Muslim Lit Fest & Book Fair

Flamur+Vehapi — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:25:49 +0000

Everyone is welcome to the third ever Oregon Muslims’ Lit Fest & Book Fair!

We are community powered, not corporate sponsored.

This year’s fair will be on April 12 at Bilal Masjid in Beaverton, OR.

Are you a local author, publisher, artist, business owner, community organization? Please sign up here to be a vendor. There are no fees!

The event is free to enter and open to everyone. Join us to celebrate Muslim community members: meet local authors, attend writing and publishing workshops, shop for books, art, and other community offerings.

Questions? Please contact us at crescent.books2020@gmail.com

The Crescent Books team works together with the following organizations to make this event a reality:

The Crescent Institute, Bilal Mosque Association, Islamic Community Center of Hillsboro, Islamic Society of Greater Portland, and Cool Islam.

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