Zahir Janmohamed wrote a memoir about witnessing the 2002 Gujarat riots. He has received fellowships from the Norman Mailer Writers' Colony and the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, Boston Review, The Nation, and The Guardian. He previously worked as a senior foreign policy aide in the US Congress and as the advocacy director for Amnesty International.
Zahir Janmohamed
Disciplines:
Literature – nonfiction
Disciplines:
Literature – nonfiction
Based in Fair Oaks, CA
Residencies: 2014
More:
www.zahirjanmohamed.com
Studios
Mansfield
Zahir Janmohamed worked in the Mansfield studio.
The Helen Coolidge Mansfield Studio was donated by graduates of the Mansfield War Service Classes for Reconstruction Aides. Mrs. Mansfield helped found the New York MacDowell Club, which was among the biggest clubs by the same name around the country honoring the legacy of Edward MacDowell and supporting MacDowell. The small…