Shaila Abdullah

Shaila Abdullah (born 1971) is a Pakistani-American author, writer, and designer.[1]

Shaila Abdullah
Born1971
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksSaffron Dreams

Life

Shaila Abdullah has received the Patras Bukhari Award for English Language, the Golden Quill Award, the Reader Views Award, the Written Art Award, and a grant from Hobson Foundation. Beyond the Cayenne Wall received the Jury Prize for Outstanding Fiction which is the highest award in the Norumbega Fiction Awards.[2][3]

Her books include Saffron Dreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall and three children's books: Rani in Search of a Rainbow, My Friend Suhana, and A Manual for Marco.[4] She has also written books for children with special needs.[4]

In early 2014, a research team from Washington and Lee University conducted a study in which they found that reading a 3,000-word extract from Saffron Dreams can make a person less racist.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The novel was cited as 1 of 50 Greatest Works of Immigration Literature by Open Education Database.[12]

Works
  • Beyond the cayenne wall : collection of short stories, Lincoln, NE : iUniverse, 2005. ISBN 9780595370092, OCLC 69671582
  • Saffron dreams : a novel, Ann Arbor, MI : Modern History Press, 2010. ISBN 9781615990252, OCLC 920296670
  • My friend Suhana, Ann Arbor, MI : Loving Healing Press, 2014. ISBN 9781615992119, OCLC 863854490
  • A manual for Marco, Ann Arbor, MI : Loving Healing Press 2015. ISBN 9781615992478, OCLC 886381624

References
  1. "Meet 20 Super Women Who Are Earning Respect For Pakistan". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. Oh, Seiwoong (2009). "Abdullah, Shaila". Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9781438120881.
  3. "Meet 20 Super Women Who Are Earning Respect For Pakistan". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  4. "Interview Shaila Abdullah Author of Children's Book About an Autistic Sibling, A Manual for Marco". Special Needs Book Review. April 9, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. "Study: Reading Literary Fiction Can Make You Less Racist". Pacific Standard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  6. "Is fiction good for you? How researchers are trying to find out". ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  7. "Leer novelas fomenta la empatía". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  8. "Reading really does broaden the mind | IOL News". Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  9. M.D, Jalees Rehman (May 6, 2014). "Does Literary Fiction Challenge Racial Stereotypes?". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  10. "This is How Literary Fiction Teaches Us to Be Human". Signature Reads. September 15, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  11. "Reading Fiction May Boost Empathy". July 20, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  12. "50 Greatest Works of Immigration Literature". OEDB.org. January 5, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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