Amina Shah
Amina Shah | |
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| Born | 31 October 1918 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 19 January 2014 (aged 95) Golders Green, London, England |
| Occupation | Author, poet, storyteller |
| Nationality | Afghan, British |
| Subject | Storytelling, travel, exploration, Arab World, cross-cultural studies |
| Relatives | Shah family |
Amina Maxwell-Hudson (born Amina Shah; 31 October 1918 – 19 January 2014) was a British anthologiser of Sufi stories and folk tales, and was for many years the Chairperson of the College of Storytellers. She was the sister of the Sufi writers Idries Shah and Omar Ali-Shah, and the daughter of Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah and Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah, a Scottish woman. Her nephew is the travel writer and documentary filmmaker Tahir Shah; her nieces are Safia Shah and the writer and documentary filmmaker Saira Shah.