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Saadia Faruqi
Saadia Faruqi was born in Pakistan and moved to the United States when she was tenty-two years old. She writes the Yasmin series and popular middle-grade novels such as Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero. Besides writing books for kids, she also loves reading, binge-watching her favorite shows, and taking naps. She lives in Houston with her family.