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==Early life==
==Early life==
Rahman was born and brought up in [[Cambridge]], Cambridgeshire, England.<ref name="shahidarahman">{{cite web |url=http://www.shahidarahman.co.uk/about.htm|title=About|publisher=Shahida Rahman|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> She is of [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]] descent<ref name="hilaryjohnson">{{cite web |url=http://www.hilaryjohnson.demon.co.uk/ShahidaRahman.htm|title=Shahida Rahman|publisher=the Hilary Johnson Authors' Advisory Service|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> and both her parents are from [[Fenchuganj Upazila|Fenchuganj]], [[Sylhet Division]]. Her late father, Abdul Karim, moved to Cambridge from [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) in 1957 and her mother, Fultera Banoo Karim, arrived in 1963.<ref name="bbwhoswho13">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/whos-who-2013.pdf|date=October 2013|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=34|isbn= |accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref>
Rahman was born in Mill Road Maternity Hospital, [[Mill Road, Cambridge]], and brought up in [[Cambridge]], Cambridgeshire, England.<ref name="huffingtonpost2">{{cite news |last=Rahman|first=Shahida|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shahida-rahman/born-and-raised_b_15475184.html|title=What Makes Me The Person I Am Today?|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date=10 April 2017|accessdate=1 June 2017}}</ref> She is of [[British Bangladeshi|Bangladeshi]] descent<ref name="hilaryjohnson">{{cite web |url=http://www.hilaryjohnson.demon.co.uk/ShahidaRahman.htm|title=Shahida Rahman|publisher=the Hilary Johnson Authors' Advisory Service|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> and both her parents are from [[Fenchuganj Upazila|Fenchuganj]], [[Sylhet Division]]. Her late father, Abdul Karim,.<ref name="bbwhoswho13">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/whos-who-2013.pdf|date=October 2013|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=34|isbn= |accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref> was orphaned at a young age<ref name="huffingtonpost2"/> and moved to Cambridge from [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) in 1957 and her mother, Fultera Banoo Karim, arrived in 1963.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> Rahman has a twin sister and three older brothers, and her father was a restaurateur.<ref name="huffingtonpost2"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Rahman writes historical fiction, non-fiction and short stories.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> Since 2003, Rahman has been a freelance writer.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> In April 2005, she launched Perfect Publishers Ltd, a print-on-demand book publishing company providing a range of services for authors and other publishers.<ref name="about.me">{{cite web |url=http://www.about.me/shahidarahman|title=Shahida Rahman|publisher=[[About.me]]|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
Rahman writes historical fiction, non-fiction and short stories.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> Since 2003, Rahman has been a freelance writer.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> In April 2005, she launched Perfect Publishers Ltd, a print-on-demand book publishing company providing a range of services for authors and other publishers.<ref name="about.me">{{cite web |url=http://www.about.me/shahidarahman|title=Shahida Rahman|publisher=[[About.me]]|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>


In June 2005, her first book ''Ibrahim – Where in the Spectrum Does He Belong?'' was published, which is memoir about her son who grew up with a learning disorder.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> In June 2012, her first historical novel ''[[Lascar (book)|Lascar]]'' was published by Indigo Dreams Publishing.<ref name="shahidarahman"/> ''Lascar'' was inspired by stories passed down orally through the generations about one of her paternal ancestors who one of the early [[lascar]]s (sailor/seaman from East India) to work aboard the British steamships of the 19th century.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news |last=Vajpeyi|first=Yogesh|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/article1510647.ece|title='Subject of lascars is under-represented in the UK'|work= |location=India|publisher=''[[The Indian Express]]''|date=24 March 2013|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="asianimage1">{{cite news |last=Ali|first=Amber|url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/united_kingdom/9762547.BOOKS__Lascar_by_Shahida_Rahman/|title=BOOKS: Lascar by Shahida Rahman|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Image''|date=14 June 2012|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="asianculturevulture">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/britains-first-asian-immigrant-issue-lascars/|title=Britain's first Asian immigrant issue: Lascars|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Culture Vulture''|date= |accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailyecho">{{cite news |last=Hamilton|first=Keith|url=http://www.shahidarahman.co.uk/images/lascar.pdf|title=The forgotten men of maritime history|work= |location=Hampshire|publisher=''[[Southern Daily Echo]]''|date=6 August 2012|page=17|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="thedailystar">{{cite news |last=Alam|first=Farkrul|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/a-sylheti-in-nineteenth-century-london/|title=A Sylheti in Nineteenth Century London|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=26 July 2013|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref> It was shortlisted for the [[Muslim Writers Awards]], Unpublished Novel Award in 2008 and longlisted for the Brit Writers Unpublished Award in 2010.<ref name="shahidarahman"/>
In June 2005, her first book ''Ibrahim – Where in the Spectrum Does He Belong?'' was published, which is memoir about her son who grew up with a learning disorder.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> In June 2012, her first historical novel ''[[Lascar (book)|Lascar]]'' was published by Indigo Dreams Publishing.<ref name="shahidarahman">{{cite web |url=http://www.shahidarahman.co.uk/about.htm|title=About|publisher=Shahida Rahman|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> ''Lascar'' was inspired by stories passed down orally through the generations about one of her paternal ancestors who one of the early [[lascar]]s (sailor/seaman from East India) to work aboard the British steamships of the 19th century.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news |last=Vajpeyi|first=Yogesh|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/article1510647.ece|title='Subject of lascars is under-represented in the UK'|work= |location=India|publisher=''[[The Indian Express]]''|date=24 March 2013|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="asianimage1">{{cite news |last=Ali|first=Amber|url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/united_kingdom/9762547.BOOKS__Lascar_by_Shahida_Rahman/|title=BOOKS: Lascar by Shahida Rahman|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Image''|date=14 June 2012|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="asianculturevulture">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/britains-first-asian-immigrant-issue-lascars/|title=Britain's first Asian immigrant issue: Lascars|work= |location= |publisher=''Asian Culture Vulture''|date= |accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="dailyecho">{{cite news |last=Hamilton|first=Keith|url=http://www.shahidarahman.co.uk/images/lascar.pdf|title=The forgotten men of maritime history|work= |location=Hampshire|publisher=''[[Southern Daily Echo]]''|date=6 August 2012|page=17|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="thedailystar">{{cite news |last=Alam|first=Farkrul|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/a-sylheti-in-nineteenth-century-london/|title=A Sylheti in Nineteenth Century London|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=26 July 2013|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref> It was shortlisted for the [[Muslim Writers Awards]], Unpublished Novel Award in 2008 and longlisted for the Brit Writers Unpublished Award in 2010.<ref name="shahidarahman"/>


In 2009, she was commissioned to write a radio play for the Lascar Heritage Project<ref name="huffingtonpost"/> for Silsila Productions<ref name="silsilaproductions">{{cite web |url=http://www.silsilaproductions.co.uk/The%20Lascar%20Project.html|title= The Lascar Project|publisher=Silsila Productions|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> which aired in 2011.<ref name="shahidarahman"/> In 2010, she co-wrote the screenplay ''India Ink'' with American screenwriter Halle Eavelyn which was based on Rahman's short story ''Homecoming''. In 2011, ''India Ink'' was shortlisted for the Circalit First Draft Contest and reached the finals of the WriteMovies International Writing Contest.<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shahida-rahman/|title=Shahida Rahman|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2009, she was commissioned to write a radio play for the Lascar Heritage Project<ref name="huffingtonpost1"/> for Silsila Productions<ref name="silsilaproductions">{{cite web |url=http://www.silsilaproductions.co.uk/The%20Lascar%20Project.html|title= The Lascar Project|publisher=Silsila Productions|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> which aired in 2011.<ref name="shahidarahman"/> In 2010, she co-wrote the screenplay ''India Ink'' with American screenwriter Halle Eavelyn which was based on Rahman's short story ''Homecoming''. In 2011, ''India Ink'' was shortlisted for the Circalit First Draft Contest and reached the finals of the WriteMovies International Writing Contest.<ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shahida-rahman/|title=Shahida Rahman|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>


She wrote ''The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms'' which was published in the ''Behind the Hijab'' anthology, in March 2009 by Monsoon Press.<ref name="huffingtonpost"/>
She wrote ''The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms'' which was published in the ''Behind the Hijab'' anthology, in March 2009 by Monsoon Press.<ref name="huffingtonpost1"/>


Other works of Rahman include: ''The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms'', ''The Lascar'' (radio play), and short stories and articles: ''Currying Favour'', ''Backbone of the Fleet'', ''The Life of Lascars Aboard Merchant Ships'', ''Cambridge's first Gurdwara'', ''Bangladeshis Trade Curry for College and Taxis'', ''Baishaki Mela'', ''Asian Women Suffragettes in the 1900's'', ''Shongram-the Movie'', ''Travel with Kids'', ''The Middle Child Syndrome'' and ''Noor Inayat Khan''.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/>
Other works of Rahman include: ''The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms'', ''The Lascar'' (radio play), and short stories and articles: ''Currying Favour'', ''Backbone of the Fleet'', ''The Life of Lascars Aboard Merchant Ships'', ''Cambridge's first Gurdwara'', ''Bangladeshis Trade Curry for College and Taxis'', ''Baishaki Mela'', ''Asian Women Suffragettes in the 1900's'', ''Shongram-the Movie'', ''Travel with Kids'', ''The Middle Child Syndrome'' and ''Noor Inayat Khan''.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/>


Rahman has contributed to and been published in the ''Best of British'',<ref name="shahidarahman"/> ''The Great War'' and ''[[SISTERS Magazine|SISTERS]]'' magazines, ''Asian World Newspaper'',<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> ''Children of the New Earth'', ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' and [[BBC Radio Cambridgeshire]]. She was a columnist at ''Weekly Desh newspaper''.<ref name="about.me"/>
Rahman has contributed to and been published in the ''Best of British'',<ref name="shahidarahman"/> ''The Great War'' and ''SISTERS'' magazines, ''Asian World Newspaper'',<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> ''Children of the New Earth'', ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' and [[BBC Radio Cambridgeshire]]. She was a columnist at ''Weekly Desh newspaper''.<ref name="about.me"/>


Rahman is currently working on her second historical novel about an Indian Ayah.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> In 2014 and 2015, she was on the judging panel in the short story category of the Young Muslim Writers Awards.
Rahman is currently working on her second historical novel about an Indian Ayah.<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/> In 2014 and 2015, she was on the judging panel in the short story category of the Young Muslim Writers Awards.
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Rahman is married. She has three sons Ibrahim (born 1990), Imran (born 1997), Aniq (born 2000) and a daughter, Aminah (born 2003).<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/>
In 1990, at the age of 18, Rahman got married.<ref name="huffingtonpost2"/> She has three sons Ibrahim (born 1990), Imran (born 1997), Aniq (born 2000) and a daughter, Aminah (born 2003).<ref name="bbwhoswho13"/>


Rahman has been most influenced by fellow authors; [[Rabina Khan]] and [[Shelina Zahra Janmohamed]].<ref name="newindianexpress"/>
Rahman has been most influenced by fellow authors; [[Rabina Khan]] and [[Shelina Zahra Janmohamed]].<ref name="newindianexpress"/>

Revision as of 00:11, 1 June 2017

Not to be confused with Shahida Rehmani.

Shahida Rahman
Native name
শহীদুন নেসসা রহমান
BornShahidun Nessa Karim
(1971-12-14) 14 December 1971 (age 52)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Pen nameShahida Rahman
OccupationAuthor, writer, publisher
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
GenreFiction, non-fiction
SubjectHistory
Years active2003–present
Children4
RelativesAbdul Karim (father)
Fultera Banoo Karim (mother)
Website
www.shahidarahman.co.uk

Shahidun Nessa Rahman (

Lascar
.

Early life

Rahman was born in Mill Road Maternity Hospital,

Bangladeshi descent[2] and both her parents are from Fenchuganj, Sylhet Division. Her late father, Abdul Karim,.[3] was orphaned at a young age[1] and moved to Cambridge from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1957 and her mother, Fultera Banoo Karim, arrived in 1963.[3] Rahman has a twin sister and three older brothers, and her father was a restaurateur.[1]

Career

Rahman writes historical fiction, non-fiction and short stories.[3] Since 2003, Rahman has been a freelance writer.[3] In April 2005, she launched Perfect Publishers Ltd, a print-on-demand book publishing company providing a range of services for authors and other publishers.[4]

In June 2005, her first book Ibrahim – Where in the Spectrum Does He Belong? was published, which is memoir about her son who grew up with a learning disorder.

Lascar was published by Indigo Dreams Publishing.[5] Lascar was inspired by stories passed down orally through the generations about one of her paternal ancestors who one of the early lascars (sailor/seaman from East India) to work aboard the British steamships of the 19th century.[6][7][8][9][10] It was shortlisted for the Muslim Writers Awards, Unpublished Novel Award in 2008 and longlisted for the Brit Writers Unpublished Award in 2010.[5]

In 2009, she was commissioned to write a radio play for the Lascar Heritage Project[11] for Silsila Productions[12] which aired in 2011.[5] In 2010, she co-wrote the screenplay India Ink with American screenwriter Halle Eavelyn which was based on Rahman's short story Homecoming. In 2011, India Ink was shortlisted for the Circalit First Draft Contest and reached the finals of the WriteMovies International Writing Contest.[11]

She wrote The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms which was published in the Behind the Hijab anthology, in March 2009 by Monsoon Press.[11]

Other works of Rahman include: The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms, The Lascar (radio play), and short stories and articles: Currying Favour, Backbone of the Fleet, The Life of Lascars Aboard Merchant Ships, Cambridge's first Gurdwara, Bangladeshis Trade Curry for College and Taxis, Baishaki Mela, Asian Women Suffragettes in the 1900's, Shongram-the Movie, Travel with Kids, The Middle Child Syndrome and Noor Inayat Khan.[3]

Rahman has contributed to and been published in the Best of British,

The Huffington Post and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. She was a columnist at Weekly Desh newspaper.[4]

Rahman is currently working on her second historical novel about an Indian Ayah.[3] In 2014 and 2015, she was on the judging panel in the short story category of the Young Muslim Writers Awards.

In 2015, Rahman was a

general election. She received 1,165 votes and lost to Labour Party candidate Gerri Bird who had 1,630 votes.[13]

In 2016, Rahman was a Liberal Democrat prospective councillor candidate for East Chesterton ward for the second time in the

Cambridge City Council elections. She received 906 votes, a swing of 6% of votes compared to 2015. She lost to Labour Party candidate Margery Abbott who had 1,103 votes.[14]

Rahman is the presenter of 'Book Reviews' at online TV channel LB24tv.

Awards and nominations

In April 2013, Rahman was awarded a Channel S 'Special Acknowledgement Award' for her work drawing attention to the forgotten Bangladeshi cultural history and heritage.[3] In March 2014, she won 'Mother of the Year' at the Maa Amar Maa Awards. In January 2015, she was awarded the Arts and Culture Awareness award at the British Muslim Awards.[15][16] In March 2015, Rahman's company Perfect Publishers was shortlisted for the Media and Arts category at the first British Bangladeshi Business Awards.

Personal life

In 1990, at the age of 18, Rahman got married.[1] She has three sons Ibrahim (born 1990), Imran (born 1997), Aniq (born 2000) and a daughter, Aminah (born 2003).[3]

Rahman has been most influenced by fellow authors; Rabina Khan and Shelina Zahra Janmohamed.[6]

Novels

Year Title Credit Publisher ISBN
2005 Ibrahim – Where in the Spectrum Does He Belong?[17] Author Perfect Publishers Ltd 978-1905399055
2009 Behind the Hijab Editor Monsoon Press 978-0955726712
2012
Lascar
 		Author Indigo Dreams Publishing 978-1907401718

See also

References

  1. ^
    The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 June 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  2. ^ "Shahida Rahman". the Hilary Johnson Authors' Advisory Service. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Karim, Mohammed Abdul; Karim, Shahadoth (October 2013). British Bangladeshi Who's Who (PDF). British Bangla Media Group. p. 34. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Shahida Rahman". About.me. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "About". Shahida Rahman. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b Vajpeyi, Yogesh (24 March 2013). "'Subject of lascars is under-represented in the UK'". India: The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 August 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Ali, Amber (14 June 2012). "BOOKS: Lascar by Shahida Rahman". Asian Image. Retrieved 1 August 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Britain's first Asian immigrant issue: Lascars". Asian Culture Vulture. Retrieved 1 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Hamilton, Keith (6 August 2012). "The forgotten men of maritime history" (PDF). Hampshire: Southern Daily Echo. p. 17. Retrieved 1 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Alam, Farkrul (26 July 2013). "A Sylheti in Nineteenth Century London". Bangladesh: The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^
    The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 August 2014. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  12. ^ "The Lascar Project". Silsila Productions. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Local elections 2015: Cambridge City Council results and analysis". Cambridge: Cambridge News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Vale, Jon (6 May 2016). "Cambridge City Council elections 2016 - results as they come in". Cambridge: Cambridge News. Retrieved 1 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled". Asian Image. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "British Muslim awards". Asian World. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ "Ibrahim Where in the Spectrum Does He Belong?". Goodreads. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

External links

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