ALIM's Monthly Book Club
Hosted by Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans
Become a part of ALIM's Online Monthly Book Club led by Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans! Explore a range of thought-provoking books on mental health, spirituality, social justice, and more. Monthly book selections are announced at the beginning of the month, so readers have enough time to read, reflect, and join us for an engaging, live discussion (typically held on the last Wednesday of the month with Ust. Evans at 7/8 pm CST/EST).
Support ALIM’s valuable community resource by becoming a monthly donor and helping sustain our programming! Once you subscribe, you’ll receive a private recurring link to join our upcoming meetings, plus monthly updates via text and email. Learn about this month's book pick and become a member below!
Support ALIM’s valuable community resource by becoming a monthly donor and helping sustain our programming! Once you subscribe, you’ll receive a private recurring link to join our upcoming meetings, plus monthly updates via text and email. Learn about this month's book pick and become a member below!
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As a book club member, you’ll enjoy:
• Exclusive access to ALIM’s private live discussions, hosted by Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans
• Meeting recordings if you can’t attend live sessions
• Access to ALIM’s curated book storefront with past selections
• A group chat with fellow readers for ongoing discussions and insights
• Free PDFs of reading selections (when available)
• Exclusive access to ALIM’s private live discussions, hosted by Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans
• Meeting recordings if you can’t attend live sessions
• Access to ALIM’s curated book storefront with past selections
• A group chat with fellow readers for ongoing discussions and insights
• Free PDFs of reading selections (when available)
April Book
Perfect Victims: And the Politics of Appeal
by Mohammed El-Kurd
by Mohammed El-Kurd
Virtual discussion hosted by Ustadh Ubaydullah Evans on Wed, April 29 | 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST.
About the book
Palestine is a microcosm of the world: on fire, stubborn, fragmented, dignified. While a settler colonial state continues to inflict devastating violence, fundamental truths are deliberately obscured―the perpetrators are coddled while the victims are blamed and placed on trial.
Why must Palestinians prove their humanity? And what are the implications of such an infuriatingly impossible task? With fearless prose and lyrical precision, Mohammed El-Kurd refuses a life spent in cross-examination. Rather than asking the oppressed to perform a perfect victimhood, El-Kurd asks friends and foes alike to look Palestinians in the eye, forgoing both deference and condemnation
How we see Palestine reveals how we see each other; how we see everything else. Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian.
Why must Palestinians prove their humanity? And what are the implications of such an infuriatingly impossible task? With fearless prose and lyrical precision, Mohammed El-Kurd refuses a life spent in cross-examination. Rather than asking the oppressed to perform a perfect victimhood, El-Kurd asks friends and foes alike to look Palestinians in the eye, forgoing both deference and condemnation
How we see Palestine reveals how we see each other; how we see everything else. Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian.