Rekha Waheed
Rekha Waheed ( bn, রেখা ওয়াহিদ রহমান; née Waheed) is an English novelist and writer of Bangladeshi descent. She has written four novels including 2004's ''The A-Z Guide to Arranged Marriage'', and 2010's '' Saris and the City'' and '' My Bollywood Wedding''. Early life Rekha Waheed was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, England to parents of Bangladeshi origin. She completed her MSc in economic development at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Whilst pursuing her passion for writing she travelled the world as a corporate consultant. However, she soon caught the attention of a literary agent delivering public readings at the Harrow Writers' club. Career In October 2005, Waheed's debut novel ''The A-Z Guide to Arranged Marriage'' was published by Monsoon Press. In April 2010, her second novel '' Saris and the City'' was published by Little Black Dress, followed by her third novel ''Adam Akbar – Master of Pover ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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My Bollywood Wedding
''My Bollywood Wedding'' is a 2010 romantic comedy novel written by Rekha Waheed about a British Asian women's attempt to plan the perfect wedding. Development and themes ''My Bollywood Wedding'' is a sequel to Waheed's first novel ''The A-Z Guide to Arranged Marriage''. In a February 2011 interview, Waheed said ''My Bollywood Wedding'' "addresses the pressures of interfering family members on Asian couples, the risks associated with turning Mr Right into Mr Forever and the financial burden of getting married these days" and "shows the realities of getting married in the modern day... but the underlying aim of the book is to show our women sian womenoperate in a new modern era with a bit of sass." Release ''My Bollywood Wedding'' was released by Little Black Dress on 9 December 2010. Critical response Debs Carr of ''Novelicious.com'' said, "I liked this book, but did feel that Maya could have retaliated a little earlier against Seema's scheming and also would have liked to re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saris And The City
''Saris and the City'' is a 2010 romantic novel written by Rekha Waheed about a career-driven woman looking for a suitable husband. Plot summary Yasmin Yusuf is a thirty-year-old, independent, woman from a culturally conservative, traditional Bengali family with a career working in an equity firm in London. She has her life planned out and knows what she wants. She meets her Bengali boyfriend, Sam, for a meal and is sure he is going to propose, she rushes her work and makes a damning mistake on the report her private banker boss, Zachary Khan, has asked her to prepare for an important meeting. Zach fires her the following day. Yasmin breaks down and tearfully tells him that her expected engagement did not happen and pleads with him to give her another chance. Unable to do so, he tells her to take a week off and arranges for her to be transferred to another branch of the firm. Still living at home with her widowed father, Yasmin is determined not to cause him concern and pretends ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asian Woman Magazine
''Asian Woman'' is a fashion and lifestyle glossy catering to South-Asian women. The magazine was established in June 2000 and first released in 2001. It was started by Smart Asian Media headed by Sarwar Ahmed and Samina Saeed. Since 2009 the magazine has branched out into a more diverse mainstream market with non-Asian cover stars including BBC ''Strictly Come Dancing'' star Alesha Dixon and UK girl group Sugababes as part of a mission to "bring the beauty and appeal of Asian fashion and culture to a wider audience". In late 2011 the magazine hit national headlines with its decision to use the stars of ''The Only Way Is Essex'', Jessica Wright, Sam Faiers and Lucy Meck on its Winter 2011 cover. The juxtaposition of what was seen as two opposing cultures fuelled an impassioned racism row. Comments on the official Facebook page branded the covers stars as “not Asian at all… it’s being fake tanned brown asian”, while a Twitter user posted: “well I just couldn't imagine t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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British Women Columnists
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English Columnists
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English Women Novelists
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English People Of Bangladeshi Descent
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English Muslims
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1975 Births
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List Of Muslim Writers And Poets
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