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Laila Kazmi is a freelance writer, founder of Jazbah.org, and currently a J.D. candidate at the Seattle University School of Law. She was born in Karachi, Pakistan and spent her childhood in both Pakistan and Bahrain before moving to the United States. Laila has also worked as an IT Manager at the University of Washington, Division of Gastroenterology and a part-time faculty member at the Art Institute of Seattle.


Recent:

Democracy and the Constitution
In-paper 18 article series on the Constitution.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer, January - April 2008.

Where Islam meets Rock 'n' Roll
A profile/interview with Salman Ahmad, activist and founder of rock band, Junoon.
ColorLines Magazine, March/April 2008.

An Interview with Mohsin Hamid
An audio podcast of an interview by Laila Kazmi and Ethan Casey with novelist Mohsin Hamid, the author of Moth Smoke whose second novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, has just been published.
Pak|Cast, 05/02/2007


When Peace is the Prize
In-paper 6 article weekly series on the Nobel Peace Prize focusing on some of the prize recipients.
The Seattle Times, 01/02/07 - 02/06/07

Three Lives
Author Bharti Kirchner on her changing career paths
Dawn, 10/02/06

South Asia Through the Director's Lense
The 3rd Independent South Asian Film Festival opens in Seattle
Jazbah, 09/27/06

After 9/11, a more conscious life
The Seattle Times op-ed, 9/12/2006.

 

 

 


Past Film/Book Reviews and Interviews:

Mastering a Craft
Author Kamila Shamsie talks about her novels, the writing process, and politics.
Chowrangi Magazine, Summer 2006

Writing the Pakistani Experience
A spotlight on fiction by Pakistani Authors.
Chowrangi Magazine, Summer 2005

In Spite of Restrictions: The Women of Iran
Review of "Women Like Us," a film by Persheng Sadegh-Vaziri.
Muslimwakeup.com, 08/2004

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