Reading Group for Muslim Women

The Reading group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on women’s issue. If you are passionate about books and love to share them with others, or you simply want to get into the habit of reading but find it challenging, then this group is for you!

Reading Group for Muslim Women, Thursday 3rd December, 8pm to 9pm, Online, Women only, 16+

At this session, we will be reading and discussing the book Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan by Shrabani Basu.  Descended from the line of the Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, Noor Inayat Khan was born in Moscow in 1914 and raised a Sufi. Shaped by a cosmopolitan family (Indian Father and American Mother), she became a British secret agent during World War II.  Noor was one of only three women SOE awarded the George Cross and, under torture, revealed nothing but her fake name used to register at SOE: Nora Baker. Kept in solitary confinement, chained between hand and feet and unable to walk upright, Noor existed on bowls of soup made from potato peelings. Ten months after she was captured, she was taken to Dachau and, on 13 September 1944, she was shot. Her last word was ‘Liberte’.

Noor Inayat Khans Story also features in the latest 2020 film: A Call to Spy.

Booking

The event is free and for women only* (16+). To attend, please email syma.ahmed@womenslibrary.org.uk. If you can’t attend this event but would like to join the Reading Group for Muslim Women, please do get in touch!

*All women-only events are inclusive of Trans and Intersex women, as well as non-binary and gender fluid people.

Accessibility

This session takes place via an online video call link. If you would like to attend, please email syma.ahmed@womenslibrary.org.uk. If you have any concerns about how this will work for you, please do get in touch and we’ll do all we can to support you in joining the session.