Leila Aboulela

Leila Aboulela (Arabic: ليلى ابوالعلا‎; born 1964) is a fiction writer of Sudanese origin, who lives in Great Britain and writes in English. She grew up in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and has mainly lived in Aberdeen, Scotland, since 2012. According to the Scottish Book Trust, "Leila Aboulela's work is characterised by its distinctive exploration of identity, migration and Islamic spirituality."

Leila Aboulela

Leila Aboulela (Arabic: ليلى ابوالعلا‎; born 1964) is a fiction writer of Sudanese origin, who lives in Great Britain and writes in English. She grew up in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and has mainly lived in Aberdeen, Scotland, since 2012. According to the Scottish Book Trust, "Leila Aboulela's work is characterised by its distinctive exploration of identity, migration and Islamic spirituality."