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