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Latino & Muslim Unity

LXCL:Purchase a Personalized Signed Copy by Author, Maha Hashwi of The Pomegranate is a Grenade Book

The Pomegranate is a Grenade

LXCL:Enjoy a night of poetic justice!

General Admission

LXCL:Priority entry, reserved seating, and personalized signed copy of The Pomegranate is a Grenade Book by Maha Hashwi

VIP Admission

Join us for an evening of poetic justice:&nbsp;bringing poets and musicians together to honor our identities, histories, and everyday lives through our decolonized pages.&nbsp; We&rsquo;re celebrating the LA book tour launch of&nbsp;The Pomegranate is a Grenade with Maha Hashwi, a young Lebanese author and poet traveling from New York. Maha will read from her book, sign personalized copies available for purchase, and join her social media influencer brother from AtifTV, Atif Hashwi, for a conversation about her work. The evening also features talanted Sudanese-American poet Safia Elhillo, Japanese-American poet Phil Kaye, and music by El Confor De Calaulcan and Mathew Said Marji on the oud. Admission is free. Please consider purchasing a book for $18.00 to support the author, Maha Hashwi! Your purchase supports a young Lebanese author and helps sustain her art of poetry. Take home a personalized copy or give one to someone you love and help these stories reach more readers. Decolonize the Page event details<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Check-in: 6:00 PM</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Program begins: 6:30 PM</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Food: Support Jackson Market, a Palestinian-owned small business, by purchasing delicious Italian pizza (halal options) and other food during the event.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Parking: Street parking only. Please respect our neighbors and do not block driveways.</li></ul>Hosted by Latino &amp; Muslim Unity, this gathering continues our work of building community and creating space for healing through culture, storytelling, and shared experiences across race, faith, and borders.&nbsp;Questions? email organizer at LatinoandMuslimUnity Come for the poetry. Stay for the community. Leave with a book.

Join us for an evening of poetic justice: bringing poets and musicians together to honor our identities, histories, and everyday lives through our decolonized pages.  We’re celebrating the LA book tour launch of The Pomegranate is a Grenade with Maha Hashwi, a young Lebanese author and poet traveling from New York. Maha will read from her book, sign personalized copies available for purchase, and join her social media influencer brother from AtifTV, Atif Hashwi, for a conversation about her work. The evening also features talanted Sudanese-American poet Safia Elhillo, Japanese-American poet Phil Kaye, and music by El Confor De Calaulcan and Mathew Said Marji on the oud. Admission is free. Please consider purchasing a book for $18.00 to support the author, Maha Hashwi! Your purchase supports a young Lebanese author and helps sustain her art of poetry. Take home a personalized copy or give one to someone you love and help these stories reach more readers. Decolonize the Page event details<ul><li>Check-in: 6:00 PM</li><li>Program begins: 6:30 PM</li><li>Food: Support Jackson Market, a Palestinian-owned small business, by purchasing delicious Italian pizza (halal options) and other food during the event.</li><li>Parking: Street parking only. Please respect our neighbors and do not block driveways.</li></ul>Hosted by Latino &amp; Muslim Unity, this gathering continues our work of building community and creating space for healing through culture, storytelling, and shared experiences across race, faith, and borders. Questions? email organizer at LatinoandMuslimUnity Come for the poetry. Stay for the community. Leave with a book.

Latino & Muslim Unity

DECOLONIZE THE PAGE: An Evening of Poetry & Music

4065 Jackson Ave

General Admission

Free

VIP Admission

$18

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