Amina Shah

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1918 –

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Who is Amina Shah?

Amina Shah is a prominent anthologiser of Sufi stories and folk tales, and was for many years the Chairperson of the College of Storytellers. She is the sister of the Sufi writers Idries Shah and Omar Ali-Shah, and the daughter of Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah and Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah. Her nephew is the travel writer and documentary filmmaker Tahir Shah; her nieces, the writer and documentary filmmaker Saira Shah and Safia Shah.

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Born
Oct 31, 1918
Edinburgh
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  • United Kingdom
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on July 23, 2013

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