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Nerdy Book Club – Habibi

Habibi is a modern fairy tale set (in a seemingly mythical version of the Middle East), weaving aspects of the Koran into the main story that focuses on class and sexuality in a fictionalized Islamic country.

Mike-EL & G.I.Jolie join the Nerdy Book Club in Ferndale, Michigan (a mythical version of Detroit).

[audio: Nerdy-Habibi FINAL.mp3]Nerdy Book Club – Habibi

Originally recorded in July 2012.