Samina Quraeshi (1944-2013) was an award-winning educator, designer, [1] artist and author. [2]
Samina Quraeshi | |
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| Notable work | Legacy of the Indus Lahore: the City Within Legends of the Indus Sacred Spaces: A Journey with the Sufis of the Indus |
Life edit
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 edit
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
References edit
- ^ Rapp, Alan. "Samina Quraeshi biography". AIGA Design Journeys.
- ^ Walsh, Colleen (15 October 2009). "Islam's mystical dimensions take flight". Harvard Gazette.
- ^ Fash, W. Barbara. "New Releases: The Copan sculpture museum". Peabody Museum Press.
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