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Qaisra Shahraz is a British-Pakistani novelist and scriptwriter, college inspector, teacher trainer, education consultant and freelance journalist. == Life == Qaisra Shahraz was born in Pakistan and raised in England. She has lived in Manchester since age nine. She has master's degrees in European literature and Scriptwriting.〔(Qaisra Shahraz ). Lancs.ac.uk.〕 She worked as an advisor for the University of Lancaster, a college inspector and a journalist. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and former director of Gatehouse Books, publishing books written by students for Skills for Life classes. She has hosted many workshops and trainings on "Quality in Education" in Pakistan and India through the British Council. Her aspiration to become a writer developed in her early teens. Shahraz says she writes mainly to entertain and explore women’s issues. She writes mainly about Muslim women living in western societies, exploring the challenges and problems they face.〔(Indonesians in Focus: Qaisra Shahraz – Indonesian News – Indonesia, Indonesian News, Literature ). Planet Mole (4 February 2008).〕 A critical analysis of her work appeared in a book entitled, ''The Holy and the Unholy: Critical Essays on Qaisra Shahraz’s Fiction (2011)''. Qaisra Shahraz has been published in magazines and newspapers including ''The Times''. Originally she concentrated on short stories, but progressed to writing longer and more substantial works. Her novel ''The Holy Woman'', interweaving the lives of the rich and their servants, has been published in multiple countries and languages. She wrote a drama serial ''Dil he to hay'' that was telecast in Pakistan Television (PTV) and received two awards. Her early creation, "A pair of Jeans" was published in the UK in 1988. It explores the issue of clothing, female modesty, multiple identities and cultural clashes. In 1989, it was picked up by a German Professor/Editor, Dr. Liesel Hermes, as a literary text to be used in German schools for the German Abitur examination.〔(The Feminist Press ). The Feminist Press.〕 She has been active in Cochin for inaugurating the DC international book fair. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qaisra Shahraz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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