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Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism

Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A veteran of twenty years of human rights research and activism and recent recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Bennoune offers an eye-opening chronicle of peaceful resistance to extremism in her recent book. Scouring the globe for stories of heroic individuals—artists, doctors, lawyers, and educators— who challenge stereotypes of Islamist fundamentalism, Bennoune shares these vivid portraits that offer an uplifting look at our best hopes for ending fundamentalist oppression worldwide. *Click here to see photos from the program! 
Released:
Apr 2, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.