Samina Quraeshi Explained

Samina Quraeshi
Notable Works:	Legacy of the Indus Lahore: the City Within Legends of the Indus Sacred Spaces: A Journey with the Sufis of the Indus

Samina Quraeshi (1944-2013) was an award-winning educator, designer,^[1] artist and author.^[2]

Life

She was raised in Karachi, Pakistan and lived in Massachusetts. She is the mother of Sadia Shepard, an author and filmmaker and Cassim Shepard a new York based town planner

Work

As an author she took inspiration from the Sufi tradition of the Indus Valley. She wrote the following books:

• Legacy of the Indus
• Lahore: the City Within
• Legends of the Indus
• Sacred Spaces: A Journey with the Sufis of the Indus (published by Peabody Museum Press in 2009)^[3]
• Reimagining West Coconut Grove: Landmarks

Notes and References

1. Web site: Samina Quraeshi biography . AIGA Design Journeys . Rapp, Alan.
2. Web site: Islam's mystical dimensions take flight . . 15 October 2009 . Walsh, Colleen.
3. Web site: New Releases: The Copan sculpture museum . Peabody Museum Press . Fash, W. Barbara.