Zohra Saed was born in Jalalabad, Afghanistan and moved to the US at a young age. Saed holds a BA in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Cross Cultural Literature; a MFA in Poetry and is a Doctoral Candidate at the City University of New York Graduate School. Through her writing she not only educates people about her country of origin, but also keeps herself deeply connected to it. She sees her writing as a mediator between two worlds. Her works have been published in a number of publications in the US. Saed is the publisher of an upcoming Afghan literary anthology.

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