THE BROKEN SILENCE

Several libraries have added/are adding 'The Broken Silence' to their circulating collection including Library & Archives Canada - photo credit: (www.ctvnews.ca) Here are the links:

1. Library & Archives Canada - 4th largest library in the world with 54 million items
2. Ottawa Public Library - Ontario, Canada - 2.3 million items
3. Mississauga Public Library - Ontario, Canada -
​4. Whitby Public Library - Ontario, Canada - 1.4 million items
​5. Wood Buffalo Regional Library - Alberta, Canada - 
6. McGill University Library - 4th ranking and a prestegious university in Canada
​7. Edmonton Public Library - Alberta, Canada - 16.6 million items
8. Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library - North Carolina, U.S.A - 6.3 million items
​9. Guelph Public Library - Ontario, Canada
10. West Vancouver Memorial Library - British Columbia, Canada - 
11. New Orleans Public Library - Louisiana, U.S.A - 
12. Indianapolis Public Library - Indiana, U.S.A -
13. Jacksonville Public Library - Florida, U.S.A - 3 million items
14. Pickering Public Library - Ontario, Canada
15. Cape Breton Regional Library - Nova Scotia, Canada
16. Phoenix Public Library - Arizona, U.S.A - Circulate over 10 million items a year
17. Western Counties Regional Library - Nova Scotia, Canada
18. Sacramento Public Library - California, U.S.A - nearly 2 million items
19. Kingston Frontenac Public Library - Ontario, Canada
20. Nashville Public Library - Tennessee, U.S.A - partners a program that offers access to approximately 1.5 million information resources
21. Alameda County Library - California, U.S.A - more than 1 million items
22. Toronto Public Library - Ontario, Canada - largest public library system in Canada with over 12 million items
23. Surrey Libraries - British Columbia, Canada - more than 790,000 items
24. Yukon Public Libraries - Yukon Territory, Canada
25. Coquitlam Public Library - British Columbia, Canada
26. Churchill Public Library - Manitoba, Canada

On May 4, 2020 Robin Vasquez, Special Advisor to the President of 'Holland America Line' wrote to me, “We recently received the gift you sent, your book, “The Broken Silence” at our Seattle office. We are truly grateful that you have shared such a thought provoking and insightful literary work with us.
Indeed, the relevance of this memoir along with what is happening with the world today, provides a special perspective. We are honored that you have chosen to share this with us.”
I am also pleased to let you all know that the book is now with Library, Archives Canada and also with Ottawa Public Library. And a number of libraries in U.S and Canada are in the process of cataloging it.
https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/search?queryString=no:1140533923
https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/item/show/1229803026

Justin Trudeau is listening - it is about terrorism! For details about conversation, see my book 'The Broken Silence'.

So pleased to share that I had a chance to do another Book reading. Here are some pictures from the event. 

Here's another picture of a reader with his set of books he is about to read.

Q: How substantial reader interest was generated?
​A: A simple comparison between the book cover and its contents!

Book signing event at Indigo Barrhaven, Ottawa on 15 February 2020

 January 29, 2017 was a sad day after Alexandre Bissonette opened fire in the Quebec City mosque killing 6 innocent worshippers and injuring 19 of them who were all engrossed in remembering the CREATOR. My book takes up the alarming issue of terrorism and the rising tide of Islamophobia - the editorial writer points out, "The Broken Silence explores the real causes of terrorism and its remedies. It also seeks to help non-Muslims to better understand this ancient religion and calls out to Muslims to explore the real values of Islam and regain its true spirit." ​
​Photo credit with thanks: cbc.ca

These 6 pathetically perished for no fault of theirs! How sad!

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If you are looking for an ebook edition of 'The Broken Silence', check out KOBO:https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-broken-silence?utm_source=Criteo_Acq&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=criteo_CA&utm_content=0x0

It is my pleasure to inform you all, the dedicated readers wanting to "Enrich your Life" that I will be doing a book signing of 'The Broken Silence' on Saturday, 15 February, 2020 at Ottawa's Barrhaven Indigo Stores from 12 - 5 pm. All are welcome! Visitors from outside Ottawa are welcome to be my guest free of charge - air ticket is yours :)