Under Fire

Sufiya Ahmed worked in advertising and in the House of Commons before becoming a full-time author. In 2010 she set up the BIBI Foundation, which arranges visits to the Houses of Parliament for children from underprivileged backgrounds. Sufiya has written several children's books including My Story: Noor-Un-Nissa Inayat Khan, the Rosie Raja series set in World War II and Under the Great Plum Tree, which was longlisted for the UK Literacy Association Book Awards.