Samina Ali

Award-Winning Author, Cultural Ambassador, Women's Rights Advocate

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Samina Ali Biography

Samina Ali is an award-winning author, curator, and popular speaker. Her debut novel, "Madras on Rainy Days," won France’s Prix Premier Roman Etranger Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award in Fiction. Poets & Writers Magazine named it a Top Debut of the Year. Ali has also been a cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department and curated the global exhibition "Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices." Her work as a curator and speaker often focuses on the representation of Muslim women's voices and art.

Ali's commitment to advocacy and education is evident in her role as a speaker on complex themes of faith, identity, and women's rights, which resonate with diverse audiences. She was a featured presenter at the Nobel Women’s Initiative 2017 International Conference and has spoken extensively at prestigious institutions, including Harvard and Yale Universities. Her insights have been featured in major publications like The Economist, The Guardian, Vogue, and on National Public Radio (NPR).

Currently, Ali is writing a nonfiction book focused on women’s equality and justice. She continues to speak on crucial issues, including maternal mortality in the U.S. and the meaning of "hijab" in Islam, offering clarity on common misconceptions about the term. Her personal experiences and challenges as a Muslim woman immigrant in the U.S. further enrich her presentations, making them impactful to a wide range of audiences.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/03/2024.

Samina Ali Speaking Topics

  • The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction

    Ali will read from her award-winning novel and talk about the writing process. She will also share how the act of writing her book actually helped her to recover from brain damage.

  • What Brain Damage Taught Me About Courage

    At the age of 29, as a result of having a baby, Ali was left disabled. Although she was a patient at what was known then as UCSF Stanford Hospital, a preeminent hospital in the nation, the symptoms of her lethal pregnancy disorder were dismissed – such carelessness, Ali now says, isn’t all that surprising given that the U.S. is the only developed country where maternal mortality is on the rise, especially for minority women.

  • The Role of Muslim Women in Fighting Extremism

    In 2013, Ali was the Curator for a revolutionary virtual exhibition sponsored by the Global Fund for Women. Entitled, “Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices,” this groundbreaking exhibition features hundreds of Muslim women from around the world – a compilation that is the first and only of its kind.

  • Allah is a Feminist

    We have all witnessed the brutality with which some Muslim women are treated around the world: if she attempts to go to school, she’s shot in the head; if she attempts to drive a car, she’s jailed; if she attempts to take part in the political uprisings happening in her own country, to be heard and counted, she’s publically assaulted. On top of all this, there’s the forced veiling, honor killings that take place even in Western countries, and mandatory clitorectomies. It’s no wonder we’ve come to think of Islam as backward – even to believe that Islam isn’t a religion at all but a violent ideology!

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Samina Ali is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction, What Brain Damage Taught Me About Courage, The Role of Muslim Women in Fighting Extremism and Allah is a Feminist. The estimated speaking fee range to book Samina Ali for your event is available upon request. Samina Ali generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are JLove Calderon, Leena El-Ali, Tania Israel, Shanita Hubbard and Nkechi Taifa. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Samina Ali for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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