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About The Author

Sophia Mustafa

Sophia Mustafa was a writer and political activist. She was one of Tanzania’s first women members of parliament. Of South Asian origin, she grew up and lived in East Africa, where she was active in developing literacy, libraries and newspapers in rural areas. In 1989 she migrated to Canada, where she become a novelist, publishing In the Shadow of Kirinyaga and Broken Reed.

Books by Sophia Mustafa