Early Life
Nomani was born in Bombay, India, and when she was 4 years old moved to the United States with her older brother to join their parents in New Jersey, where her father, Zafar Nomani. was earning a Ph.D. at Rutgers-New Brunswick. When she was 10, her family moved to Morgantown, West Virginia, where her father became an assistant professor of nutrition. Her father (cited as M.Z.A Nomani) published papers on the health effects of Ramadan fasting. He also helped organize mosques in both New Jersey and West Virginia. In her books Tantrika and Standing Alone in Mecca, she states she is descended from Indian Muslim scholar Mawlana Shibli Nomani, known for writing a biography of Muhammad. Nomani received her B.A. in Liberal Studies from West Virginia University in 1986 and M.A. from American University in International Communications in 1990.
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