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Hiba Noor Khan

Discover how Hiba Noor Khan took inspiration from real people, WWII events and the Partition of India

About The Author:

Hiba is the author of One Home, Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future, The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai,and the picture book The Little War Cat.Hiba has many strings to her bow: she’sa physics teacher and a recent GlobalDiplomacy graduate. Hiba is also an activist,she’s worked for The Children’s Societyas a Refugee Advocate and for the UnitedNations IOM on international developmentprojects. She’s also delivered humanitarianaid in Syrian refugee camps and worked onreforestation initiatives in Tanzania.

 

About 'Safiyyah's War':

War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah’s life changes for ever. Her best friend’s family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work, it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city.

About 'The Line They Drew Through Us':

Three best friends are born on the same day under miraculous circumstances. But by their twelfth birthday, Jahan, Ravi and Lakshmi’s lives are about to change forever. The British announce Indian independence and draw lines of Partition that tear apart the country, and the friends. One of them flees, one of them disappears, and the other is left wondering, could a miracle bring them back together?

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What is 'Safiyyah's War' about?

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What was the inspiration behind 'Safiyyah's War'?

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A reading from 'Safiyyah's War'

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Hiba's creative writing challenge

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What can you tell us about Safiyyah?

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Did you have to do much research before writing the book?

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What was it like to write a story set in WWII?

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Which real people from history did you include in the story?

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What are some of the main themes and messages in the story?

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What was your favourite scene to write and why?

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An introduction to 'The Line They Drew Through Us'

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The inspiration behind 'The Line They Drew Through Us'

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A reading from 'The Line They Drew Through Us'

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Hiba's writing challenge

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What can you tell us about Javan, Ravi & Lakshmi?

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What is the Partition of India?

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Do you have to do much research to write a story set in the past?

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How did you bring the setting to life?

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What do you hope readers will take away with them?

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What was your favourite scene to write and why?

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