Shazia Omar

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Shazia Omar
NationalityBangladeshi
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OccupationNovelist
Website shaziaomar.com

Shazia Omar is a Bangladeshi novelist. Her debut novel, Like a Diamond in the Sky, was published by Penguin India and Zubaan in 2009. [1] [2] The novel dealt with drug abuse. [3] She studied at Dartmouth College and the London School of Economics. [4]

She is also a social psychologist, a development professional and a yoga instructor. [4]

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