Qaisra Shahraz Explained

Qaisra Shahraz is a British-Pakistani novelist and[1] [2] scriptwriter.

Shahraz is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a former director of Gatehouse Books, publishing books written by students for Skills of Life classes. She is a strong member of Pakistan community in UK. She has hosted many workshops and training sessions on "Quality in Education" in Pakistan and India through the British Council. Her work is mostly focused on the diversity of mankind exploring aspects of racial, gender, and cultural divides. In 2016 she won the Lifetime Achiever Award at the National Diversity Awards held at Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.

Early life

Qaisra Shahraz was born in Pakistan in 1958 and raised in England. She has lived in Manchester since nine. She obtained three degrees [BA honours in English literature classical civilization from [[The University of Manchester]] as well as two master's degree of Europe literature and scriptwriting for University of Salford. She is also a screenwriting}.[3] She worked as an advisor for the University of Lancaster, as well as a college inspector and a journalist. She also obtained higher degree in Islamic studies in order to enhance her knowledge in cultural, religious and historical prospectives.

Career

Qaisra Shahraz career ranges from teaching, teacher training, lectures, college inspector of Ofsted and adult learning inspectorate.

Shahraz writes on women issues and is inspired by ordinary people but never uses them as a fictional character in her books. In Dawn interview she says:

"I never use real people in my books. I don't think it is fair to them to be fictional characters"

A critical analysis of her work appeared in The Holy and the Unholy: Critical Essays on Qaisra Shahraz’s Fiction (2011).[4]

Qaisra Shahraz has been published in magazines and newspapers including The Times. Originally she concentrated on short stories, but progressed to writing longer works. Her novel The Holy Woman was published in multiple countries and languages. She wrote a drama serial Dil he to hay that reached Pakistan Television (PTV). This drama series was nominated for five awards in Pakistan television 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 by a German Professor/Editor, Dr. Liesel Hermes, as a literary text to be used in German schools for the German Abitur examination.[5] She has been active in Cochin for inaugurating the DC international book fair.

Shahraz was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to gender equality and cultural learning.

Works

"A Pair of Jeans" has been published twelve times, including eight in Germany and was featured in the local literary scenes of many other countries.[6]

Novels

Short stories

Publication-UK

Publication-Germany

Publication-Holland

Publication-India

Publication-Indonesia

Publication-Pakistan

Publication-Turkey

Recognition

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qaisra Shahraz – Literature. 2020-12-06. literature.britishcouncil.org.
  2. Web site: Shahraz. Qaisra. 12 June 2020. Who is Who. 12 June 2020. prideofpakistan.com.
  3. http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/projects/writersgallery/content/Qaisra_Shahraz.htm Qaisra Shahraz
  4. Web site: The Holy and The Unholy:Critical Essays on Qaisra Shahraz's Fiction by Abdur Raheem Kidwai | 2940015302226 | NOOK Book (eBook) | Barnes & Noble . Barnesandnoble.com . 2014-01-06.
  5. http://www.feministpress.org/index.php?view=article&id=610:qaisra-shahraz-blog-post-1&option=com_content&Itemid=195 The Feminist Press
  6. http://englischlehrer.de/texts/pair_jeans.php texts
  7. A Pair of Jeans – ZUM-Wiki. Wiki.zum.de.
  8. http://www.feministpress.org/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=300&category_id=18&back=yes&back_id=&back_itemid=&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=40 The Feminist Press
  9. http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth519CDA8609f652983ELtO17D8589 Qaisra Shahraz | British Council Literature
  10. Web site: 2016 Winners National Diversity Awards. nationaldiversityawards.co.uk. 2017-04-02.

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