Global Reads – AKFC’s Book Club x GCP (November Edition)

Join Global Reads for books, discussions, and meaningful connections! This event will take place at the Global Centre for Pluralism.

Join Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the Global Centre for Pluralism in-person for a special edition of Global Reads featuring acclaimed journalist and author Lyse Doucet, in conversation about her new book, The Finest Hotel in Kabul.

Drawing on four decades as one of the BBC’s most trusted voices from conflict zones, Lyse Doucet offers a deeply human portrait of Afghanistan’s complex history, told through the lens of a once-grand hotel and the people whose lives intersect within it.

In this session, Lyse will be joined by Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism, for a conversation on the power of literature to build understanding and empathy across divides. Together, they will reflect on storytelling as a means of connecting across cultures, histories, and identities — and what it reveals about our shared humanity.

If you are passionate about global affairs, storytelling, and the role of empathy in a divided world, this event is for you.

Copies of The Finest Hotel in Kabul will be available for purchase.

This event is in-person only, and will take place at the Global Centre for Pluralism.

Please note that this event will be offered in English.

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