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Jamila is Currently Reading

Jamila is currently reading

Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar

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Dec 19, 2025 09:08AM

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Thinking In Systems: A Primer

by Donella H. Meadows

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Jamila’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman

Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman by Sharan Dhaliwal

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It turned out a lot of English words substituted terminology for homosexuality and sexual acts, because of the influence of the British Raj. It meant I was unable to identify my sexuality within my own culture.

Poverty, by America

by Matthew Desmond

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All My Rage

by Sabaa Tahir

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Clever — 39 members — last activity Oct 21, 2015 02:34PM
Clever employees who love reading!

El Castillo Bookclub — 7 members — last activity Mar 20, 2023 05:14PM
Apparently, that's what it was called in the inaugural email from Heather in February, 2018. ...more

Social Change & Activism — 1668 members — last activity Jul 13, 2025 12:04AM
People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho ...more

South Asian Book Club — 215 members — last activity Nov 21, 2025 09:16PM
We read and discuss books by South Asian writers. We currently meet virtually via Zoom every 4-6 weeks and sometimes have in-person meetings in NYC. ...more

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13019 members — last activity 15 hours, 43 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

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