Amina Shah

Infobox Writer
name = Amina Shah


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1918|31|10|mf=y
birthplace = Edinburgh, Scotland
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occupation = Author, poet, storyteller
nationality = Afghan, British
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subject = Storytelling, travel, exploration, Arab World, cross-cultural studies
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relatives = Saira Shah, Tahir Shah, Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah, Omar Ali-Shah, Idries Shah, Nawab Amjad Ali Shah, Jan Fishan Khan
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Amina Shah is a prominent anthologiser of Sufi stories and folk tales,cite book
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first = Richard
coauthors = Kinney, Jay
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title = Hidden Wisdom
publisher = Quest Books
date = 2004
location = Wheaton, IL/Chennai, India
pages = p. 244
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isbn = 0835608441] and was for many years the Chairperson of the College of Storytellers. She is the sister of the Sufi writers Idries Shah and Omar Ali-Shah, and the daughter of Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah. Her nephew is Tahir Shah; her niece, Saira Shah.

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