Dr Mohammed Abdulla Pasha MBE

172pp / hb / ISBN: 978-1-909075-88-7

In the majority of these 22 short stories the author has shared his life-long experience of 64 years in England at work and in retirement. On occasions there are hints of his own biography, through the gentle light of a lantern. The stories are mostly fiction, largely contemporary, as well as a few ancient tales. Dr Pasha believes himself to be lucky to be in England at such a critical time in its history, when Britain, having lost her mighty Empire, is undergoing a dramatic change as to who we are as a British people and what the country stands for.

Mohammed Abdulla Pasha is an Indian Muslim. Born in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), India, he was educated at St. Aloysius High School, Bangalore and Aligarh Muslim University. He graduated in Medicine in 1953 from Andhra Medical College, and has been in England since 1956. He retired from the National Health Service in 1992 where he worked as a Consultant Physician. In 2003 he was awarded MBE for Services to Health and Community Relations. He is Past Chairman and Trustee of Southend Mosque, Essex; Past President of The Rotary Club of Southend East; founder member of Southend Ethnic Minority Forum, and was honoured as Patron of the Forum some seven years ago. A widower, Mohammed has two daughters and five grandchildren. He currently lives at a nursing home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.