Shelina zahra janmohamed biography for kids
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When Shelina Zahra Janmohamed, 19 years old at the time, set off on her quest for love, she knew two things for sure: First, that her dream guy was John Travolta — and in a perfect world, Danny Zuko would simply appear on her London doorstep — and second, that her family would be heavily involved in the process. As a young British Muslim, Janmohamed began a process familiar to many Muslim girls today: a more modern take on the arranged marriage. She met with numerous suitors and their families, carefully handpicked by so-called "Aunties" (respected, matchmaker-like older women in the community), and spent the next ten years serving them tea and samosas as they came to visit her family. In her new memoir, Love in a Headscarf (out yesterday from Beacon Press), Janmohamed talks about the journey she went on to find her perfect match and how she finally experienced a happily arranged marriage.
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Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
British writer (born 1974)
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed (born 13 April 1974) is a British writer. She is the author of Love in a Headscarf (2009), a memoir of growing up as a British Muslim woman.[1] Her new book titled Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World[2][3] was published in August 2016. Generation M, as The Guardian puts it, "is the first detailed portrait" of the influential segment of the world’s "fastest growing religion", Islam.[4] She is also a blogger: her blog is called Spirit 21.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Janmohamed was born on 13 April 1974.[6] She is of East-African and South-Asian origin.[7] Her parents emigrated from Tanzania in 1964.[8] She grew up in North London and was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, subsequently graduating from New College, Oxford.[1]
Career
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Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Twelve days, kvartet islands, one stellar conference and countless hospitable people have made this an extraordinary journey.
But it was at gods time to pack up and head home. This was my third trip to Indonesia and on each occasion my heart grows ever fonder of the country.
My obsession with eating satay was inflamed. This has now turned into a fully fledged obsession with the #SataySelfie. And I’ve a
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