The Evelyn and Howard Boroughs Library at Ventura College will host a free scholar-led reading and discussion of the book, In the Country of Men, by Hisham Matar on November 13, 2013, at 5:30 p.m., as part of the “Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys” series. Throughout the series, participants will explore the histories, faith, and cultures of Muslims around the world and within the United States through informed conversations facilitated by a local scholar. The November 13 discussion is open to the community and will be led by Dr. Kathleen M. Moore, Chair of the Religious Studies Department, University of California Santa Barbara. The reading and discussion will take place in The Evelyn and Howard Boroughs Library, Learning Resources Center Building, Second Floor, Reading Room, Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Road, Ventura, 93003.

“Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys” is a project of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA), with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts. The Evelyn and Howard Boroughs Library at Ventura College is one of 125 libraries and state humanities councils nationwide to receive funding to host this five-part series that seeks to engage readers in some new and diverse perspectives on Muslim lives and cultures through selected texts and dynamic discussion. For additional information, please visit http://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/student_services/library or contact Ayanna Gaines, Associate Librarian, Ventura College, at tel. 805.289-6188 or by email at againes@vcccd.edu.