Welcome to the Official Website of Qaisra Shahraz MBE JP FRSA

Qaisra Shahraz MBE JP FRSA is the Founder, Curator and Executive Director of MACFEST, Muslim Arts and Culture Festival and MWAFoundation, Muslim Women’s Arts Foundation. She is a prize-winning and critically-acclaimed novelist, scriptwriter, culture champion, and peace and gender activist – see her awards and recognition here.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a literary judge, a former Director of Gatehouse Books and Asia Pacific Writers & Translators partnership. Qaisra is an advisor to the University of Salford’s school of Arts and Media, Demilitarise Education and International Journal IJRHS. She has gained two Masters Degrees in English & European literature and scriptwriting for television.

Qaisra has enjoyed a successful career in education as an Ofsted inspector, a quality manager, assessor, education consultant and international teacher trainer including working under the auspices of the British Council. She is highly committed to promoting harmony and community cohesion through MACFEST and Muslim Women Arts Foundation and trustee roles with We Stand Together and Manchester Muslim-Jewish Forum and UK partner with New York’s Foundation for Ethnic Understanding. She is also the trustee of Manchester Young Lives, and The Portico Library.

More about Qaisra’s work and achievements

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