6/22/2023 0 Comments The henna warsJaigirdar identifies as a queer Muslim woman of color. Throughout much of her life, she has been in situation where she is among only a few people of color, an experience that has shaped her writing. At age ten, she and her family immigrated to Tullamore, Ireland she has lived in the Dublin region ever since. Jaigirdar was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, then alternated between living in Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh as a child. Her debut novel, The Henna Wars, is listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Best YA Books of All Time, alongside novels such as Little Women, Lord of the Flies, and The Catcher in the Rye. Adiba Jaigirdar is a Bangladeshi-Irish writer.
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