Samina Ali
| Samina Ali | |
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| Born | Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota University of Oregon |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable work | Madras on Rainy Days |
| Notable awards | 2015 Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award |
| Website | |
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Samina Ali is an American author and activist. Samina serves as the curator of Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art and Voices, a global, virtual exhibition for the International Museum of Women (IMOW), now part of Global Fund for Women.[1] She is the co-founder of American Muslim feminist organization Daughters of Hajar.[2][3] Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, was awarded the Priz Roman Etranger award from France and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award.[4] She is a blogger for The Huffington Post and Daily Beast.[5][6]
Bibliography
The following is the list of books written by Samina Ali:
Awards and recognition
In 2004, Samina received the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in fiction.[7] One year later, Madras on Rainy Days was awarded the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award in 2005,[8] and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in fiction.
In July 2004, Madras on Rainy Days was chosen as a best debut novel of the year by Poets & Writers magazine. The magazine featured Samina on the cover in July/August 2004 issue.[9]
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External links
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- Indian Muslims
- People from Hyderabad, India
- American people of Indian descent
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Indian women novelists
- University of Oregon alumni
- University of Minnesota alumni
- Islamic fiction writers
- Indian women writers
- 21st-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- 21st-century women writers
- Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award winners
