London Lonely Girls Club Author Event with Shahed Ezaydi

You asked and we’ve answered…For our non-fiction girlies, this summer we’re teaming up with author & journalist, Shahed Ezaydi, for an extra special author event on Thursday 30th July, as an addition to our usual monthly fiction book club! 

We’ll be discussing and hearing all about Shahed’s debut book, The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women. An evening to listen, learn, question and have real conversations in a safe space with other likeminded women.
Shahed Ezaydi is a writer and editor, specialising in features and reporting on culture, social issues and feminism. She was formerly an editor at Bustle and a staff writer at Stylist Magazine but now freelances for a range of publications, including Glamour, Dazed and Service95. Shahed is also the author of The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women, which is her debut book.

Growing up, journalist Shahed Ezaydi was often asked how she could call herself a feminist and still practise her faith. It’s a question that reveals a deeper issue that Muslim women often face: being ignored in feminist spaces entirely, or cast as passive victims in need of being saved. This mindset fuels gendered Islamophobia and a narrow white feminism. But Muslim women don’t need rescuing.
The Othered Woman is the book Ezaydi wishes her younger self could have turned to. It challenges the myths of how Muslim women are oppressed and who by, and shows that these myths translate into very real harm both in Britain and around the world, showcasing the voices of intersectional feminists who are fighting for liberation on their own terms. Accessible and compelling, this is urgent reading for anyone who considers themselves a feminist.

Whether you’ve read the book cover to cover, read half, a couple of chapters, or want to read it in the future, everyone is welcome at this special author evening where we’ll be meeting with other like minded girlies who love books and conversations just as much as us! 
Lonely Girls Club founder, Holly, will be interviewing Shahed all about the book, as well as their being time for a community Q&A too! Plus you’ll also be able to get your books signed. 

All the key details:
When: Thursday 30th July, 6.45pm – 8.45pm 
Where: The Academy Hotel, Bloomsbury 
Registration opens for this event on June 12th at 8pm