Saturday Samplers Book Group to Discuss "Infidel" ​​

Bernardsville Library’s book discussion group, Saturday Samplers, will meet on Saturday, June 3 at 3:30 pm to talk about "Infidel" (2007) by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. [The author will not be present.]

The book is the story of Ali’s coming of age—how a bright little girl evolves out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken pioneering freedom fighter. She was raised in a strict Muslim family, survived civil war, and lived in four unstable countries before finally escaping from a forced marriage and seeking asylum in the Netherlands where she earned a college degree in political science and became a member of the Dutch Parliament. Under threat after collaborating with Theo Van Gogh on his movie "Submission," she left the Netherlands and worked as a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She founded AHA Foundation, a women's rights organization and became a U.S. citizen in 2013. That year she was made a fellow at the Kennedy Government School at Harvard University.

Led by Program/PR Assistant Evelyn Fischel, Saturday Samplers is a book discussion group dedicated to sampling various kinds of literature, including short stories, nonfiction, new and old novels, and teen fiction. Its goal is to search out interesting, noteworthy, and sometimes overlooked literary and narrative works. Readers can find information about the group and about the books and authors on the reading list at http://saturdaysamplers.blogspot.com. No sign-up is needed to join the discussion. Call the library at 766-0118 for more information.