Syima Aslam
English bank executive and literary critic
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| Intro | English bank executive and literary critic | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Literary critic Critic | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | Halifax, United Kingdom |
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Biography
Syima Aslam is Director and Founder of the Bradford Literature Festival.
Career
Syima Aslam was selected to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2019.
In 2014 Aslam, and her friend Irna Qureshi founded the Bradford Literature Festival.
In 2019 the BBC News asked Aslam to sit on a six person panel to recommend the 100 'most inspiring' novels.
Aslam was born in Halifax, but moved to Bradford, while a schoolgirl.
The Guardian published an op-ed by Aslam, where she describes all the factors a modern Muslim woman has to consider when she decides whether or not to wear a hijab.