Nirali Magazine, an online magazine that reflects the identity and interests of South Asian women all over North America, featured me in their April Issue. Staff writer, Nakasha Ahmad examined the stories in Beyond the Cayenne Wall and attempted to integrate it with my life as an immigrant, a woman, a wife, and a mother. According to reviewer Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon, “Shaila’s book has pulled back the ‘exotic’ cultural curtain aside for a brief moment and directed the Western gaze on the unexamined life of South Asian women.” See: If These Walls Could Talk: Shaila Abdullah’s debut book opens a window on life as a Pakistani woman.