Everyone in this multicultural valley would get something out of this year’s works by American Muslim women: “The Butterfly Mosque,” a lyrical memoir by G. Willow Wilson, and “The Muslim Next Door: The Qur’an, the Media, and That Veil Thing,” by native Californian Sumbul Ali-Karamali. Even if you don’t read them, come to a discussion.
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