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Shaheen Pasha

Shaheen Pasha is a journalist and an assistant professor of international journalism at The University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, Thomson Reuters, The Daily Beast and The Dallas Morning News among others. She's currently writing a memoir on immigration and madness in 1980s Brooklyn.

Stories By Shaheen Pasha

Searching for the Woman Who Saved My Immigrant Family from Homelessness

Story by Shaheen Pasha | February 26, 2018

In this time of Islamophobia and hatred, I needed to understand what made a white stranger open her home to us.

For Decades, Shame Kept My Dad’s Schizophrenia Secret from our Pakistani Immigrant Community

Story by Shaheen Pasha | August 10, 2017

Now my concern for the mental health of my children is making me finally face my family’s past.

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Shaheen Pasha

Stories By Shaheen Pasha

Searching for the Woman Who Saved My Immigrant Family from Homelessness

For Decades, Shame Kept My Dad’s Schizophrenia Secret from our Pakistani Immigrant Community