I am a twenty-something, biracial (Bangladeshi-American and African American) Muslim who works as an educator and children's book author.  My debut, The Gauntlet, released in 2017 from Simon and Schuster's Salaam Reads imprint, and a companion will follow in August 2019.  I am also a teacher at a local K-12 Islamic charter school; previously, in the '17-18 school year, I taught middle school English, but this year I am moving up to high school English, InshaAllah, and am very excited about it!

I am a college graduate with a Bachelors in English Literature and Composition and a minor in Psychology. I am also in my first semester of graduate school for a Masters in Fine Arts (Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults) and am very excited! My dream is to teach and research in higher education (I want to eventually obtain a PhD, InshaAllah) while continuing my career as an author, InshaAllah. I would also love to teach English overseas in the future!

Other points of interest about me: I am the eldest in my family. I prefer tea over coffee! I watch a lot of Korean dramas and anime. I am a hopeless romantic and believe that marriage should be for life, and marriage should be for love (of both your significant other and Allah). I am a casual video gamer. I am a bit of a fangirl when it comes to Islamic architecture and the Islamic Golden Age. I love to bake and my favorite season of the Great British Bake-Off is (naturally) Nadiya's season.