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Author Event with Uzma Jalaluddin

Islamic Heritage Month
2021-10-06 19:00:00 2021-10-06 20:00:00 America/New_York Author Event with Uzma Jalaluddin VIRTUAL Online -

Wednesday, October 06
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-10-06 19:00:00 2021-10-06 20:00:00 America/New_York Author Event with Uzma Jalaluddin VIRTUAL Online -

VIRTUAL

Celebrate Islamic Heritage Month with Waterloo Public Library, in partnership with the Coalition of Muslim Women.

Meet best-selling Canadian author Uzma Jalaluddin as she talks about her latest book, Hana Khan Carries On. This Muslim edit of "You’ve Got Mail" has recently been optioned by Amazon Studios to be produced into a feature film by none other than Mindy Kaling. This sparkling rom-com set in Toronto is about two competing Halal restaurants.

UZMA JALALUDDIN is also the author of the runaway hit Ayesha At Last a Muslim adaptation of the classic Pride and Prejudice. Uzma is a high school English teacher, she is also a Toronto Star columnist and a contributor to the Atlantic. Her first novel Ayesha at Last was published in the US, the UK, Australia, and India and was optioned for film.

This virtual program is presented in partnership with the Coalition of Muslim Women.

Registrants will receive an e-mail 24 hours before the start of the program with an invitation to join.

Programmer: Claire

Uzma Jalaluddin

AGE GROUP: | Adults 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs, Writing and Authors |

TAGS: | Culture Days | Author Event | Adult learning |

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