Shahida RahmanRahman writes historical fiction, non-fiction and short stories. Her first historical novel, Lascar, was inspired by stories passed down orally through the generations about one of her paternal ancestors who one of the early lascars (sailor/seaman frm East India) to work aboard the British steamships of the 19th century. It was shortlisted for a Muslim Writers Award and longlisted for the Brit Writers Unpublished Award. Rahman has contributed to and been published in the Best of British, The Great War and SISTERS magazines, Asian World Newspaper, Children of the New Earth, The Huffington Post and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. She was a columnist at Weekly Desh newspaper. Read More Read Less