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I grew up speaking two languages, balancing life lived on the edge of two cultures, and, happily, two cuisines—tandoori chicken and hot dogs, grilled side by side on the 4th of July. I got on a plane for the first time at two months, in Chicago, IL, where I was born, and have been travelling ever since. I grew up in San Francisco, Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and attended boarding school in London, England where I was voted “most likely to lead a literary revolution” due to my ability to get away with reading comic books in class. I’ve hiked across the Alps, road-tripped through Mexico, swum with barracudas in the Red Sea, taken a train across the Soviet Union, floated down the Nile, eaten gumbo in New Orleans and sat in contemplation at the Taj M ...more

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	Shooting Kabul 3.94 avg rating — 5,783 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon an Eid by S.K. Ali (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Aisha Saeed (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Randa Abdel-Fattah 4.21 avg rating — 4,771 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from Aleppo 3.96 avg rating — 1,653 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flying Over Water by Shannon Hitchcock (Goodreads Author), N.H. Senzai (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving Kabul Corner 3.77 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ticket to India 3.82 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Door Is Open: Stories of Celebration and Community by 11 Desi Voices by Hena Khan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sayantani DasGupta (Contributor), Reem Faruqi (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.16 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I found that it is only by being a little lost that you stumble upon the path that is meant for you.”
― N.H. Senzai, Escape from Aleppo

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“Naniamma glanced up, and her eyes met Maya's. The joy Maya saw there made her heart swell. Zara gently lifted out another picture, a shot of the entire family sitting in the garden. In their faces Maya saw herself.”
― N.H. Senzai, Ticket to India

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“scratchy voice”
― N.H. Senzai, Shooting Kabul

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