![]() ![]() Willow Wilson's remarkable story of converting to Islam and falling in love with an Egyptian man in a volatile post-9/11 world, was praised as "an eye-opening look at a misunderstood and often polarizing faith" ( Booklist) and "a tremendously heartfelt, healing crosscultural fusion" ( Publishers Weekly). Additionally, Wilson will be available to autograph books at the end of the program. It is not necessary to read the book to attend the event, but copies are available for purchase in the campus bookstore. The event is free and open to the public. in the Saint Clare Room on the 3rd floor of the Learning Commons. The Book of the Quarter event will be held Thursday, March 1 beginning at 4 p.m. Wilson will discuss this memoir and answer questions from the Muslim Student Association and Professor Philip (Boo) Riley, Religious Studies Department. ![]() This book has been chosen because it is one of the two selections for this year's Silicon Valley Reads, a program which is presented annually by the San José Public Library Foundation, the Santa Clara County Library, and the Santa Clara County Office of Education. Willow Wilson discussing her memoir, The Butterfly Mosque, as the Winter 2012 Book of the Quarter. ![]() Learning Commons, Technology Center, & Library ![]()
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