Lailoma Shahwali Author

Cindy Miller is a writer and editor who was worked in newspaper and magazine publishing for twenty-eight years. Cindy edited Arizona Woman magazine and the Arizona Woman Who’s Who in Business, was the founding editor of the award-winning AZ Society magazine and the Red Book Magazine, and has written and edited for the Arizona Republic. Her high-profile interviews have included Senator John McCain, Governor Janet Napolitano, Madeleine Albright, several top athletes, and the philanthropist Mavis Leno as she was spearheading the movement to stop gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Cindy lives in Scottsdale, AZ.

Lailoma Shahwali was born in Afghanistan and emigrated to the United States in 2000, supporting herself and her son through her skills in clothing alterations. She lives in Scottdale, AZ.