Naima b roberts biography of abraham

British author born

Na'ima B Robert (born Thando Nomhle McLaren; 19 September ) is an author of multicultural literature and founding editor of the UK-based Muslim women's publication, SISTERS Magazine.

Born in Leeds to a Scottish father and Zulu mother, both from South Africa, Robert grew up in Zimbabwe and attended university in England. She converted to Islam in Currently Robert divides her time between London and Cairo with her three daughters and two sons.

Her husband Henry Amankwah died in April

Early life

Robert's family moved from England to Ethiopia when she was two years old and then four years later relocated to Zimbabwe where Robert received her formal primary education.

Robert had a typical middle-class childhood with her younger brother and sister in the suburbs of the capital city Harare. As well as being immersed in Zimbabwean culture, Robert's parents instilled in the children their South African roots and a strong political consciou