I’m devoted to mapping figurative landscapes and inviting others to go into unknown places — not as a tourist, but through the intimacy of wonder.
I’m a daughter of refugees across three continents, a mother to a son with Autism, and an explorer in the wilderness of the heart. I believe that the mystery of being is often nested within the composite of our entire life experience. We can find the sacred in the mundane nestled like a jewel in the rock — we just have to dig a little first.
HELLO,
WHere You Can Find Me
MEmoir Excerpt
Becoming an Alchemist.
When I first ventured into telling my own story, I started with short essay that mapped the first half of my life to the point where I decided to step into the rabbit hole of faith. To this day, it is the most widely read piece of writing I’ve written.
“We’re moving beyond identity toward faith in the promise of humanity. That’s the Future — a future beyond splintered identities dwarfing the vastness of Human Belonging.”
— SHIREEN QUDOSI
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‘NEVER AGAIN IS NOW’ focuses on Evelyn Markus and her journey to spread awareness about and investigate anti-semitism in the US and Europe. Evelyn Markus, who emigrated from the Netherlands, moved to the United States in the early 2000s after an alarming rise in anti-semitism in her home country. Unfortunately, the peace she found in the US was short-lived. Markus interviews Shireen Qudosi, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and others. [Learn more]
What People Are Saying
“Memoir as an art form captures universal emotions. It allows someone who had a completely different upbringing to empathize with the life of the author. It reveals to us how variegated humanity is, even as it recognizes the universality of certain reactions and feelings. Shireen Qudosi tries to bridge the gap between the new world and the very old world.”
— Gerard Perry, American Rattlesnake
“Powerful words that bring internal peace for many”
— John Murphy, Artistic Director at The Cabiri
“Everything you write sends a wave of positivity through time and space.”
— JIM DI Peso, policy director for Republicans for Environmental Protection
“For every resonant word, thank you.”
