Book club & reviews
A community that reads — together.
Reading is how a tradition stays awake. Our book club gathers monthly at the Mustafa Center to read across Afghan history, Islamic thought, and contemporary voices from our diaspora.
Book club
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Reading has been central to Afghan and Islamic intellectual life for centuries. From the libraries of Herat to the medrasas of the Old City, the practice of reading carefully — and arguing about what we read — is part of the inheritance we want our students to carry. The book club is one small, steady way of doing that work.
Recent reviews
Notes from the reading group.
Placeholder cards while we wire up a content system — real reviews will replace these as the club's archive moves online.
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A short reflection on a recent book chosen by the academy's reading group — themes, why it mattered, what stayed with the reader.
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Notes from a discussion held at the Mustafa Center: questions raised, passages returned to, and which voices in the group dissented.
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A history pick — the kind of book that fills in a chapter most of our students didn't know belonged to them.
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Poetry from a contemporary Afghan voice, paired with a brief introduction to the form for readers new to it.
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A children's book recommended for families to read together, with notes on how to discuss it across ages.
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An essay collection from a Muslim American writer — chosen for the way it sits between two languages, the same way our students do.