FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS

Saffron Dreams

• Austin author attempts to convey essence of Islam, post 9/11, article in Austin-American Stasteman
• Local Muslim author of 9/11 narrative says America has grown since 2001, Blog posting in Austin-American Stasteman
• Interview with Susan Ortlieb of Suko's Notebook
• Review: Changed forever. Dawn Newspaper
• Interview with Blog Critics
• Interview with Divine Caroline
• The Plot: Interview with Character Arissa
• Home Sweet Home Writing Challenge
• Interview with Dawn Newspaper Sehba Sarwar interviews Shaila Abdullah
• The Book Connection Guest post about the impact of 9/11 on the lives of the ordinary Muslims
• Guest Blogger at The Book Stacks
  
• Huffington Post: Muslim-American Novelist Examines Social Rift in the Aftermath of 9/11
• Interview with Inside Scoop (audio): Juanita Watson of Inside Scoop interviews Abdullah
• Interview with Reader Views: Tyler R. Tichelaar of Reader Views interviews Abdullah

Beyond the Cayenne Wall

• Profile in Nirali Magazine: If These Walls Could Talk: Shaila Abdullah's debut book opens a window on life as a Pakistani woman
• Book review and interview by Surewoman's Dawn Prince
• Above and Beyond | Review by Saima Hussain
• InSITE magazine: Tearing Down the Wall Austin Author Shaila Abdullah Captures the Complex Lives of Pakistani Women in Her Book Beyond the Cayenne Wall. HTML| PDF
• Reader Views: Read Interview | Read Review
• Interview with Brent Hurd, reporter from Voice of America | View Video
• Austin American Statesman: Austin author wins fiction prize
• Stewart David Ikeda, Editor of  IMDiversity hails Beyond the Cayenne Wall on his blog| Read Review