Official: Soniah Kamal was born in Pakistan and raised in England and Saudi Arabia. She came to the U.S. for her undergraduate degree and earned a B.A. in Philosophy with Honors from St. John's College Annapolis, MD. Soniah’s undergraduate thesis, an analysis of individual against society as seen in love and arranged marriages, was the recipient of the Susan B Irene Award. Soniah wrote a weekly satire column (2002-2004) for the national newspaper ‘The Daily Times’ in Pakistan. Her essay on her father’s political imprisonment during the 1999 coup in Pakistan is included in the anthology ‘Voices of Resistance: Muslim Women on War, Faith and Sexuality’ published by Seal Press U.S. Soniah's short stories have been published in the US, Canada, Pakistan and India as well as in collections published by Penguin India, Harper Collins India and, in the US, by The Feminist Press. Soniah has lived in New Mexico, Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, California and, at present, resides in Georgia. Georgia: I must say my one and only reference point in the beginning was Gone with the Wind and Scarlett. It sure has changed since then:)I did Love the kudzu at first site because,like me, it's not native born, but has still managed to grow and thrive:)
Unofficial: coming soon:)
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