Samina Ali | |
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Born | Hyderabad, India |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota University of Oregon |
Genre | Fiction |
Notable work | Madras on Rainy Days[1] |
Notable awards | 2015 Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award |
Website | |
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Samina Ali is an American author and activist born in India.[2] Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award from France and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction.[3]
She has served 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.[4]
She is the co-founder of American Muslim feminist organization Daughters of Hajar.[5][6]
In 2017, she held a public intervention titled What does the Quran really say about a Muslim woman's hijab? at the Tedx of the University of Nevada, explaining the prurient basis of the hijab and the prohibition of the wearing of a bra by Muslim women. By 2020, the video had been viewed more than 8 million times.[7]
She is a blogger for HuffPost and The Daily Beast.[8][9]