Maliha Masood

Maliha Masood
Born	1972 (age 38–39) Karachi, Pakistan
Language	English
Education	University of Washington, Tufts University, Harvard
Subjects	Travel, Islamic studies, Women's studies
Notable award(s)	Jack Straw writers forum, 2005
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Maliha Masood born 1972 is an award-winning writer in creative nonfiction and the author of the travel memoir, Zaatar Days, Henna Nights (Seal Press/2007). ^[1] A native of Karachi, Pakistan, Maliha moved to the United States at the age of twelve and grew up in Seattle. She's a graduate of the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

She was born in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved to the States at the age of twelve and grew up in the suburbs of Seattle. Fluent in Urdu and French, Maliha studied International Business at the University of Washington and worked as a research analyst in the IT sector for six years before turning towards writing.

Selected for the Jack Straw Foundation writers forum in 2005,^[2] Masood's writings on women, culture and Islam have been featured in Al-Ahram Weekly, Asia Times and the anthologies Voices of Resistance: Muslim Women on War, Faith and Sexuality, Waking up American and Bare your Soul: A Thinking Girl's Guide to Spirituality. Maliha also appeared in and co-wrote a documentary film, Nazrah: A Muslim Woman's Perspective. She is the founder of the cultural theater collective Diwaan.

Maliha did her graduate studies at Tufts University and Harvard, earning her Master's in Law and Diplomacy in May 2004. She briefly worked in Pakistan at the International Crisis Group and the Human Rights Commission, before moving back to the Pacific Northwest. Maliha is currently based in Kirkland, Washington.

References

1. ^ Literary Index, "Maliha Masood".
2. ^ 2005 Writers Forum, Jack Straw Foundation, http://www.jackstraw.org/programs/writers/WritersForum/05/index.html, retrieved 2011-03-01 

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Name	Masood, Maliha
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Date of birth	1972
Place of birth	Karachi, Pakistan
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