Nafisa Haji

Nafisa Haji discusses The Writing on My Forehead.

Online Discussion with Author Nafisa Haji Monday, March 1st, 2010 @ 6:30 p.m., Hayward Main Library, 835 C St. at Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541 (2 blocks from Hayward BART) Have you read The Writing on My Forehead? Join author Nafisa Haji for a unique online discussion on GoodReads.com. Learn more about the author’s inspiration for the novel, behind-the-scenes information about how the book came to be published, and insights into the characters. You must be a member of GoodReads.com to participate. Join us at the Library and log onto your GoodReads account for a text chat with the author, or participate from the comfort of your home. (Haywardlibrary)… (more)

Nafisa Haji discusses The Writing on My Forehead.

Meet Nafisa Haji - Author of “The Writing on My Forehead” Wednesday, November 4th, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., Hayward Main Library, 835 C St. @ Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94541 (2 blocks from Hayward BART) Local author Nafisa Haji will read from and discuss her highly acclaimed debut novel, The Writing on My Forehead. The book follows Saira Qader, a Muslim American of Indo-Pakistani descent, who rejects the cultural traditions of her family to become a world roving journalist. Caught in a crossroad, what path will she choose? As Saira’s mother traced the words of protective prayers on her forehead, so too will this story leave its mark on the reader. No reservations are needed for this free event. Contact 510-881-7980, or www.library.hayward-ca.gov for information. (Haywardlibrary)… (more)

Nafisa Haji , The Writing on My Forehead.

"Nafisa Haji has written a moving meditation on the meaning of family, tradition, and the ties that bind. The Writing on My Forehead is lyrical and touching. It is a story of mother and daughters, and a story of a young Muslim woman at crossroads, shaped by the forces of her past, her religion, her roots, her culture, and her own determined will."Khaled Hosseini author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns "Haji deftly positions her appealing heroine as witness to her family's history...A masterful first novel."Booklist Nafisa Haji is an American of Indo-Pakistani descent. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she now lives in Northern California with her husband and son. Nafisa travels to Pakistan regularly to visit family. She is currently working on her second novel. (booksense)… (more)

Nafisa Haji reads from The Writing on My Forehead: A Novel.

Meet author Nafisa Haji as she reads from and signs copies of her book, The Writing on My Forehead. An American Muslim of Indo-Pakistani descent, Haji tells the story of Saira Qadar, an intelligent and rebellious young Muslim-American woman who finds herself caught in a struggle between her immigrant family’s traditions and her desire for independence. As Saira’s story unfolds, and fate intervenes in the form of unforeseen tragedy, this remarkable novel also tells the story of her family, itself bound to the struggle and violence of the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent into what is today’s Muslim Pakistan and predominantly Hindu India. (boconno1)… (more)