Shahrukh Husain (), born 28 April 1950, is a Pakistani author who specializes in fiction, non-fiction, and screenwriting. She is also a psychotherapist, folklorist, and storyteller. She resides in

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. She is a Fellow of the

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Select filmography

*Screenplay for '' In Custody'' (1993), adapted from the 1984 novel of the same name by

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. It is a

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film directed by

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. She also wrote an episode for television drama series '' Beecham House''.

Select books

*''A Restless Wind'' (2013) *''The Goddess: Power, Sexuality, and the Feminine Divine'' (2003) *''Daughters of the Moon: Witch Tales from Around the World'' (1993) *''Handsome Heroines'' (1996).

References

External links

*
"Shahrukh Husain Interview"
at WriteWords.org.uk, 16 December 2005
"Shahrukh Husain"
at the

(archived 2006)
Biography
from Barefoot Books (archived 2006)
Biography
from Penguin Books India (archived 2006) 1950 births Living people Pakistani women writers Pakistani folklorists Pakistani storytellers Pakistani novelists Pakistani screenwriters Pakistani women novelists Women folklorists {{Pakistan-writer-stub