Samina Ali

Samina Ali teaches fiction writing at Stanford University and is an award-winning author. Her debut novel, Madras on Rainy Days, published in 2004, won several literary awards. She has been a columnist for the New York Times Book Review and other publications and has been interviewed by national media. Samina has been an activist for Muslim women's rights and has served as a cultural ambassador to several European countries for the U.S. State Department.