Author Talk with Akbar Shahid Ahmed in conversation with Will Bunch
Featured Book
Crossing the Red Line
A powerful and authoritative account of how the Biden administration fueled atrocities in Gaza, from an award-winning foreign affairs journalist.
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
Mavey Books and CAIR-Philadelphia are pleased to welcome Akbar Shahid Ahmed for the release of his book, Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza, November 13, 2026. This event will be held at Haraz Coffee House 1822 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Free to attend. Books are available for purchase and signing at the event. Any books pre-purchased for the author talk will be available for pickup at the event.
Featured Author
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Akbar Shahid Ahmed is the diplomatic correspondent at The Washington Sun. For his Gaza coverage, he has received a Writers Guild Award and a New York Press Club Award and has twice been named a finalist for the Livingston Award. Based in Washington, D.C., Ahmed previously covered foreign policy at HuffPost for twelve years. He is a Yale graduate who grew up in Karachi, Pakistan.
About the Venue
Mavey Books
Mavey Books is a fully independent, BIPOC women-run bookstore (& community space!) in the heart of Ardmore, Pennsylvania. We specialize in carefully curated books & stories that reflect this big, diverse world.
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