Maliha Masood

Who is Maliha Masood?

Maliha Masood was born 1972 in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved to the United States in 1982 and grew up in Seattle, WA. Maliha is an award-winning writer in creative nonfiction and the author of two travel memoirs, Zaatar Days, Henna Nights. and Dizzy In Karachi.

Fluent in Urdu and French, Maliha studied International Business at the University of Washington and worked as a research analyst in the IT sector for six years before turning towards writing.

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

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

In addition to writing, Maliha is a passionate and engaging teacher.