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1441 Book Club: In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta Ahmed

  • Monday, January 23, 2017
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • 1441 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610

The Rochester Academy of Medicine & The Rochester Medical Museum and Archives are excited to announce the launch of 1441 Book Club! Join us every 6 weeks, as we explore healthcare themed books on a variety of topics. All interested are welcome to participate.

In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta Ahmed

From amazon.com:

"In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. I've rarely experienced so vividly the shunning and shaming, racism and anti-Semitism, but the surprise is how Dr. Ahmed also finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism, and a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith." - Gail Sheehy

The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones.

Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, becomes an outcast in motion. On a whim, she accepts an exciting position in Saudi Arabia. This is not just a new job; this is a chance at adventure in an exotic land she thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong.

What she discovers is vastly different. The Kingdom is a world apart, a land of unparralled contrast. She finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love.

And for Qanta, more than anything, it is a land of opportunity. A place where she discovers what it takes for one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible women.

Availability through Monroe County Library System:

  • 1 book

Discussion begins at  6:00 - 7:00 PM. Light super served at 5:45 PM.

Free parking, enter through the double glass doors at the back of the building. Building is accessible.

No registration required but if you have questions please call Kathleen Britton 585-922-1865 or Lydia Nicholson 585-271-1314


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