Zahid Hussain (author)

Zahid Hussain (born 6 March 1972) is a British fiction writer and poet of Kashmiri and Pashtun origin.[1] His debut novel, The Curry Mile,[2] was published by Suitcase Press, a Manchester-based publishing house. Hussain explores social and ethical issues in his writing. [3][4]

Hussain was born in Darwen, Lancashire and grew up in Blackburn speaking Urdu, Punjabi, and English. He has a European IT degree from Sheffield Hallam University and postgraduate management qualifications from the universities of Bournemouth, Barcelona and Bordeaux.[1][5]

Since 2021 Hussain has been a councillor on Manchester City Council, representing the Levenshulme ward for the Labour Party.[6] He is chair of the trustees of Manchester City of Literature.[7]

Hussain is a winner of the North West Poetry Slam.[8]

Selected publications
  • Hussain, Zahid (2007). "Contours of an Islamic political economy". In Atherton, John; Skinner, Hannah (eds.). Through the eye of a needle : theological conversations over political economy. Peterborough, UK: Epworth. ISBN 9780716206262.
  • Hussain, Zahid (2006). The Curry Mile. Manchester: Suitcase. ISBN 9781905778003.

References
  1. Chambers, Claire (2011). "Zahid Hussain". British Muslim Fictions. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 257–269. ISBN 978-0-230-34308-5. Photograph and first four pages available on Google boks
  2. "Lancaster University – Moving Manchester Writer's Gallery".
  3. Pomar-Amer, Miquel. "Intergenerational Conflict and Negotiation in Zahid Hussain's The Curry Mile (2006)". 16th International Culture and Power Conference: 'Spaces'. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. Shaikh, Farhana (12 November 2007). "Zahid Hussain on The Curry Mile". The Asian Writer. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  5. "Zahid Hussain". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  6. "Councillor details - Councillor Zahid Hussain". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. "Who we are". Manchester City of Literature. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  8. "Writing the Curry Mile". BBC Manchester. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

Further reading
  • Chambers, C. (2012). "Zahid Hussain". British Muslim Fictions: Interviews with Contemporary Writers. Springer. ISBN 9780230343085.


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