Shaila Abdullah

Stories and Essays

Shaila AbdullahFiction Stories

  1. June 2009. Excerpt of Saffron Dreams in Pakistaniaat
  2. May 2009. Sins of Monsoons in Damazine
  3. May 1995. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust in Women’s Own
  4. February 7-13, 1995. Slave to Superstitions in Tuesday Review
  5. December 1994. The Butcher’s Son in Fashion Collection
  6. June 1994. The Harsh Reality in Women’s Own
  7. April 1994. A Strange Encounter in Women’s Own
  8. January 1994. Never Too Late in Women’s Own
  9. December 1993. The Blessed Home in Women’s Own
  10. October 1993. The Final Decision in Women’s Own
  11. September 1993. The Pretence in Women’s Own
  12. August 1993. An Open Letter to my Husband in Women’s Own
  13. June 1993. Of the Veil and the Unveiling in Women’s Own
  14. May 1993. The Strange Debt in Women’s Own
  15. April 1993. Of the Doer and the Deed in Women’s Own
  16. March 1993. The Forsaken Path in Women’s Own
  17. January 1993. My Children’s Legacy-Part 2 in Women’s Own
  18. December 1992. My Children’s Legacy-Part 1 in Women’s Own
  19. June 1992. Alley of Darkness in Women’s Own

Essays & Interviews

  1. May 2011. The value of one hundred smiles, TheIsmaili.org
  2. May 2011. Part 1: YOUR ONLINE HOME:  Why an Author Needs an Impressive Website, Funds For Writers
  3. April 2011: I, too, have a dream, TheIsmaili.org
  4. March 2010: The magic of reading: A mother’s account, TheIsmaili.org
  5. March 2010: Cultivating a love of reading in young children, TheIsmaili.org
  6. January 2010:Faith-based communities unite to save Toronto neighbourhood food bank, TheIsmaili.org
  7. November 2009: Aging gracefully: Caring for elders with dignity, TheIsmaili.org
  8. July 2009:Born special: A family’s journey of acceptance and hope, TheIsmaili.org
  9. May 2009. Mirza: Mysticism On Canvas in The Ismaili USA
  10. April 2009. Siona Benjamin and Rang de Nila: A Unique Merger of Visual Art and Performance on Hyphenated Spirit
  11. April 2009. Suhas Tavkar and NakhaChitra: The Art of Fingernail Embossing on Hyphenated Spirit
  12. July 2008. The Living Art of Islamic Calligraphy on TheIsmaili.org
  13. June 2008. Growing stronger, living longer on TheIsmaili.org
  14. June 2006. Out-of-School Program Breaks Boundariers, Empowers Students Through the Arts in SEDL Letter
  15. July 2004. Raising a Linguist in Dallas Child
  16. Septenber 2002. Time to Heal
  17. February 1994. Pet Spat in Women’s Own
  18. November 1993. Hopelessly in Love in Women’s Own
  19. September 1993. How Good a Citizen Are You? in Women’s Own
  20. July 1993. Does Grandma Live on Clouds in Women’s Own
  21. May 1993. The Enigma Called Love in Women’s Own
  22. February 1993. Colorful Chaos in Women’s Own
  23. February 1993. And They Live Happily After in Women’s Own