Asra Nomani is a force of nature. For the past few months, she’s been at the forefront of a movement that seeks to desegregate American mosques, promote women’s right to lead prayers, and generally question the status quo. I’d been hoping that she might visit the Northwest on her book tour for Standing Alone in Mecca, but unfortunately no appearances in Portland are scheduled. The closest there is is a reading in Seattle, at the Elliott Bay Book Company, tonight at 7:30 pm. If you go, I’d love to hear how it went!
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.