Samina Ali

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]

Samina Ali
BornHyderabad, India
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
University of Oregon
GenreFiction
Notable workMadras on Rainy Days[1]
Notable awards2015 Prix du Premier Roman Etranger Award
Website
saminaali.net

Career

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 The Huffington Post and Daily Beast.[8][9]

Bibliography
  • Madras on Rainy Days, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004, ISBN 9780374195625

Honors and awards

In 2004, Samina received the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in fiction.[10] One year later, Madras on Rainy Days was awarded the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger award in 2005,[11] 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, and she was featured on the cover in July/August 2004 issue.[12]

References
  1. Pandey, Dr. Mamta (2010). The great Indian novelists. Delhi: Kusal Pustak Sansar. p. 2. ISBN 978-81-88614-23-3.
  2. "Samina Ali: Muslim Women and Digital Activism". Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies. University of Houston. 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. Ali, Samina (27 May 2011). "Samina Ali: Liane Hansen: The Truth As We Speak It". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. "International Museum of Women merged with Global Fund for Women in March 2014". IMOW. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. Awad, Amal (18 December 2014). "Samina Ali: a woman's warrior". Aquila-Style. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. "Muslim women make some noise". The Economist. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  7. What does the Quran really say about a Muslim woman's hijab?. YouTube. 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
  8. "Samina Ali". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  9. "TDB - Samina Ali". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  10. "Rona Jaffe Foundation Celebrates Ten Years of Honoring Women Writers". PW. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  11. "Prix du Premier Roman Etranger". Prix-Litteraires. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  12. "PW July/August 2004". Poets & Writers. July 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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