Amina Shah
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For the Scottish librarian, see Amina Shah (librarian).
Amina Maxwell-Hudson (born Amina Shah; 31 October 1918 – 19 January 2014)[1] was a British anthologiser of Sufi stories and folk tales,[2] 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[2] 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.
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Born | 31 October 1918 (1918-10-31) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 19 January 2014 (2014-01-20) (aged 95)[1] Golders Green, London, England |
Occupation | Author, poet, storyteller |
Nationality | Afghan, British |
Subject | Storytelling, travel, exploration, Arab World, cross-cultural studies |
Relatives | Shah family |
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