Past Events

2:00 – 4:00 PM
Readings
The Different Faces of Immigration
With Reyne Grande, Ligiah Villalobos, Sonia Nazario, Jesefina Lopez, and Laila Lalami
SkyRose Chapel
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Whittier, California

7:00 – 8:30 PM
Lecture and Discussion
Rocking the Casbah: Morocco and the Arab Spring
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, California

2:00 PM
Fiction of the Middle East: Assaf Gavron, Laila Lalami, and Reza Aslan. Moderated by Gina Nahai.
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

4:45 – 6:15PM
Keynote Address
African Literature Association Conference
Multicultural Center
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

7:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, California

6:30PM
Laila Lalami in Conversation with Max Easterman
Emirates Festival of Literature
Al Ras 2, InterContinental Hotel
Dubai, UAE

5:30 – 7:30 PM
Laila Lalami and Reza Aslan discuss muslims in America
Mission Inn
Riverside, California

7:30 PM
Reading and Discussion
Benefit for the Lopez Island Family Resource Center
Lopez Island, Washington

8:00 PM
Reading and Signing
RAWI Conference
Palmer Commons Conference Facility
University of Michigan
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan

11:00 AM
Lecture
RAWI Conference
Palmer Commons Conference Facility
University of Michigan
100 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan