{"id":33742,"date":"2024-07-09T11:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T09:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=33742"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:06:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:06:06","slug":"tmr-book-club-discusses-the-oud-player-of-cairo-by-jasmin-attia","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/themarkaz.org\/oldsite\/event\/tmr-book-club-discusses-the-oud-player-of-cairo-by-jasmin-attia\/","title":{"rendered":"TMR Book Club Discusses &#8220;The Oud Player of Cairo&#8221; with author Jasmin Attia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for our July Book Club discussion of &#8220;The Oud Player of Cairo&#8221; with author Jasmin Attia on Sunday, July 28th at 1pm EST\/ 6pm UK\/ 7pm CET on Zoom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZAtde-uqTMiHdydXTemWb9wVLTrs7W3DioI\"><strong>RSVP here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vibrantly descriptive and evocative of the waning colonial world in Egypt during the mid-20th century, this debut historical novel by Jasmin Attia is the compelling story of a young Egyptian woman, Laila, who defies the restrictive traditional roles set for women of that time, and instead follows the path inspired by her musician father, a much-beloved oud player, to become a singer and performer In her own right.<\/p>\n<p>After extricating herself from an abusive marriage, Laila struggles to maintain her independence as a singer in Cairo\u2019s chic international nightclubs, and embarks on an affair that puts her in grave danger, forcing her to make a decision that will forever alter the course of her life.<\/p>\n<p>Published by Schaffner Press, 360 pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jasmin Attia is a 2021 graduate of the MFA program at Bennington College, and 2022 winner of the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature. 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