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  <name><![CDATA[Shaila M. Abdullah]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I am a Pakistani-American author and designer based in US. Saffron Dreams is a novel about a 9/11 Muslim widow and focuses on our ever evolving identities and the events and places that shape them. My debut book, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, is an award-winning collection of stories about Pakistani women struggling to find their individualities despite the barriers imposed by society. ]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>        
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Saffron Dreams]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.11</average_rating>
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  <published>2009</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Beyond the Cayenne Wall: Collection of Short Stories]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Shaila M. Abdullah]]></name>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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