Shaila Abdullah
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Saffron Dreams |
Shaila Abdullah (born 1971) is a Pakistani-American author, writer, and designer.[1]
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]
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