Book Launch at Marmalade Cafe

It was the most perfect book launch I could have dreamed of. My past, present and future collided. Family members, museum volunteers, writers, book lovers... Reunited with some friends from MRSM after many years. Ex-colleagues were also a big support. And interestingly,the Olive and Manna extra virgin olive oil door gifts were sponsored by a team-member-to-be at my new workplace. 

Many thanks to those who went the extra mile to be there and to help with the event; my father, Dato Abu Bakar Rautin for co-sponsoring, my uncle Ellias Saidin for the sound system, my friends, Fazlynn Nadira and Anuwar Yunus for emceeing and photography, and my brother, Mas Adli for video recording. Many thanks too to Datuk Manja Ismail for the live interview and coverage on NTV7 prime time news. 

My third book was an early present for my mother's, Datin Badariah Saidin, 70th Birthday.

Meet-the-author Session with Literature Students

A Call to Travel: Muslim Odysseys' first meet-the-author session was held with 27 South East Asian and Malaysian & Singaporean Literature students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) on 26 February 2015. It was an excellent discourse, with stimulating questions from voice to style to purpose. Three stories were read out: Mail Order Bride, By the Perahu and Cotton Castle. 

Thank you Professor Dr Nor Faridah Manaf for the opportunity.

A Call to Travel: Muslim Odysseys at Kinokuniya, KLCC

A Call to Travel: Muslim Odysseys is now available at Kinokuniya, KLCC. I am happy that it is given a prominent space, together with foreign publications, at the E16-01 New Arrivals section (take the entrance near the 4th floor escalator, turn left, past the counter, the rack is on the right). 

Thank you, Kinokuniya.

Book Launch - A Call to Travel: Muslim Odysseys

*Horrific taxi rides in Istanbul*

*Icy rain bombs in ancient Miletus*

*Sea of humans in holy Makkah*

*Wings of Angels in Madinah*

*Wisdom of wayang kulit in Central Java*

*Remnants of the killer wave in Aceh*

Family, friends, book lovers and fellow travellers,

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the launch of my third book, A Call to Travel: Muslim Odysseys (Journeys of a Muslim Woman through Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia).

Join us at this casual affair and answer ‘The Call’.

Date/day: ​28 February 2015 (Saturday)

Time:​​ 5.00 – 7.00pm

Venue:​​ Marmalade Café, 1F-18, 1st floor, BangsarVillage II, No. 1, Jalan Telawi Dua, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.

Please rsvp here by 20 February 2015 (Friday).

For queries on the event, please pm me or email me at rumaizah123@yahoo.com

For a taste of these tales: http://acalltotravel.blogspot.com/2015/01/taster-e-book-turkey.html

For details on the book: http://acalltotravel.blogspot.com/

To order a copy of the book online: http://www.silverfishbooks.com/buybooks/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=15&products_id=2176

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