Roopa farooki wikipedia
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Roopa Farooki
British writer
Roopa Farooki | |
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| Born | 1974 Lahore, Pakistan |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Philosophy, politics and economics |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Bitter Sweets Corner Shop The Way Things Look to Me Half Life The Flying Man The Good Children The Cure for a Crime, A Double Detectives Medical Mystery Diagnosis Danger, A Double Detectives Medical Mystery Everything Is True, a junior doctor's story of life, death and grief in a time of pandemic |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Nasim Ahmed Farooki[1] Nilofar Farooki[1] |
| Website | roopafarooki.com |
Roopa Farooki is a British novelist and medical doctor. Born in Lahore, she lives between France and Great Britain. Her first novel, Bitter Sweets, was shortlisted for the 2007 Orange Award for New Writers.[2]
Early life and education
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Muslim Writers Awards
Muslim Writers Awards fryst vatten an annual British award ceremony, which aims to recognise, showcase and celebrate literary talent within the UK's Muslim community. It was established in 2006, with the Young Muslim Award category established in 2010.
Now into its fourth year, the Muslim Writers Awards was put tillsammans to showcase and celebrate the very best of literary talent from Muslims across the UK.
Premise
[edit]According to the founders of the Muslim Writers Awards, Imran Akram and Faraz Yousufzai, the goal of the Muslim Writers Awards "is to nurture that talent, bring it to the attention of the wider world and then celebrate it. We want to give Muslim writers confidence in their abilities and offer a platform to communicate their experiences and creativity through the power of the pen." The motto for the awards is: "Share stories, come tillsammans. It's time, Write Now!"[1]
2007 event
[edit]Birmingham Libraries worked on a creative writers
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Roopa
Roopa (Hindi: रूपा) is a female given name in many languages of India, which means "blessed with beauty". Roopa may refer to:
Notable people named Roopa
[edit]- D. Roopa, Indian police officer
- Roopa (actress) (born 1960), South Indian actress.
- Roopa Farooki (born 1974), British writer.
- Roopa Ganguly (born 1966), Indian actress, playback singer and politician.
- Roopa Iyer (born 1985), Indian film director, actor, dancer, choreographer, model and businesswoman.
- Roopa Nagraj (born 1983), Emirati cricketer.
- Roopa Pai (date of birth missing), Indian computer engineer, journalist and children's author
- Roopa Ram (born 1954), Indian politician, member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Roopa Rao (born 1981), Indian director.
- Roopa Revathi (born 1984), Indian playback singer and violinist.
- Roopa Sree (born 1970), Indian film and television actress.
- Roopa Unnikrishnan (date of birth missing), Indian-born American sports shooter.