Ottawa Book Launch of Taslīm: We Are the Prophets by Dr. Carolyn Ramzy

We invite you to a special evening celebrating the launch of Taslīm: We Are the Prophets, a powerful new collection of poetry and prose by Dr. Carolyn Ramzy. Connect with Copts, Middle Eastern Christians, Arabs, Arabic speakers, and supporters of progressive Coptic voices in Ottawa.
Event Schedule
7:00–7:30 PM: Doors open and socializing
7:30–8:30 PM: Roundtable discussion with the author
8:30–9:00 PM: Socializing and book signing
Roundtable
Dr. Carolyn Ramzy, author of Taslīm: We Are the Prophets, Associate Professor at Carleton University
Dr. Fady Shanouda, Assistant Professor at Carleton University
Dr. Manjeet Birk, Associate Professor at Carleton University
Copies of the book will be available for sale by Octopus Books
About the Book
Taslīm: We Are the Prophets explores the burden of taslīm—the oral transmission of heritage—on Coptic Orthodox women. Through poetry and prose, Dr. Ramzy highlights how Coptic women navigate tradition and diaspora, confronting deferred joy, compulsory motherhood, and gendered sacrifice. This feminist manifesto encourages women to live and desire out loud.
“Carolyn Ramzy’s Taslīm: We Are the Prophets refuses silence. Like Lorde, she lives as an act of resistance. Her work is both autoethnographic refusal and a blueprint for cultural transformation. More than personal testimony; it is an invitation.”—Aly Tadros
Event Details
Admission: Free, but registration is encouraged.
Spread the word and bring a friend!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Supported by
Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam (CCSI)
Feminist Institute of Social Transformation (FIST)
Joint Chair in Women’s Studies (JCWS)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN)
Progressive Copts
Dinner featuring Egyptian cuisine will be provided.

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