Aisha Saeed
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Biography
Aisha Saeed is a Pakistani-American author, attorney, and educator based in Atlanta, Georgia. Born to Pakistani immigrant parents, she grew up navigating two cultures and became deeply engaged with questions of justice, representation, and the stories that get told — and don't — about South Asian communities. She is a founding member of the We Need Diverse Books campaign, which advocates for inclusive representation in children's literature. Before writing, she practiced law, an experience that informs the novel's attention to the mechanisms of systemic injustice. Amal Unbound draws on documented practices of bonded labor in Pakistan, a subject Saeed researched extensively, drawing on reports from the International Labour Organization and Pakistani human rights organizations.