Maliha Masood is a Pakistani-American writer. She was born 1971 in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved to the United States in 1982 and grew up in Bellevue, Washington. Masood is a writer in creative nonfiction and the author of two travel memoirs, Zaatar Days, Henna Nights (Seal Press/2007).^[1] and Dizzy In Karachi (Booktrope Editions/2013).^[2]

Early life and education

Masood was born in Karachi in 1971 and studied international business at the University of Washington and worked as a research analyst in the information technology sector for six years before turning towards writing.

Masood was a resident artist with Seattle Arts and Lectures Writers in the Schools Program ^[3] during 2007 and a guest instructor in the Political Science Department at Edmonds Community College in the spring of 2009. Masood also provides workshops and seminars through her nonprofit collective, The Diwaan Project, a grassroots initiative on global affairs. She did her graduate studies at the Fletcher School, at Tufts University, and at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, earning a master's degree in Law and Diplomacy in May 2004.

Career

Selected for the Jack Straw Foundation writers forum in 2005,^[4] Masood's writings on women, culture and Islam have been featured in Al-Ahram, 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.

Masood appeared in and co-wrote a documentary film, Nazrah: A Muslim Woman's Perspective ^[5] that aired on PBS. She was featured on the show Travel with Rick Steves ^[6] on NPR.

Masood briefly worked in Pakistan at the International Crisis Group and the Human Rights Commission before moving back to the Pacific Northwest.

References

External links

• Maliha Masood at Twitter