{"id":22922,"date":"2026-10-15T16:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=22922"},"modified":"2026-10-15T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T21:13:08","slug":"alaa-al-musalli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/alaa-al-musalli\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaa Al-Musalli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Alaa Al-Musalli grew up in Iraq and witnessed the wars described in her debut novel, The Age of Silence<\/em>. She earned an MA in English and Linguistics at Baghdad University and a PhD in Linguistics at Bangor University in Wales, UK. She is also a graduate of Simon Fraser University\u2019s Writers\u2019 Studio program. Al-Musalli currently teaches at Capilano University and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Age of Silence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Winnipeg: At Bay Press, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Age of Silence<\/em> is a family saga, antiwar tribute to mothers in war zones based on real events set in Baghdad during the Iraqi-Iranian War and the Gulf War. Living between the hammer and the anvil of Saddam Hussein\u2019s dictatorship in Iraq, with a son missing in battle and a huge fortune tearing her family apart, Bedria fights a battle in her own home that she cannot win. This story takes you behind the closed doors of a household in a war zone to tell how one mother struggles to keep her family together while confined by the silence the regime and culture imposed on her. It is about a tumultuous time in Iraq, money wars, siblings rivalry, ego, and a legacy of love and forgiveness that a mother left behind. This book is a tribute to the silent warriors in all war zones\u2015the mothers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alaa Al-Musalli faculty page<\/a> at Capilano University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher At Bay Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaa Al-Musalli interview<\/a> by Mandy Bayrami for All Lit Up, 13 October 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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