Karim Shamsi-Basha is an award-winning writer and photographer. He was born in Damascus, Syria, in 1965 and immigrated to the United States in 1984. His book “Paul and Me:  A Journey To and From the Damascus Road, From Islam to Christ” has become an international phenomena and landed the number four best seller spot in religion books on Amazon. It has received coverage on The Huffington Post UK, National Public Radio, The Christian Post, The Blaze, The Associated Press, The Birmingham News, The Australia News, and even the Fiji Times! With the book, Karim aspires to build a bridge for better understanding and acceptance of different world views. Karim will speak about writing, his Muslin family, the power of love, Syrian civil war, and his new novel “Cactus Pear,” about a 13-year-old crush in the middle of the Syrian civil war.

Refreshments served at 10:00; Library’s Community Room.