Born in kashmir, Samina did her Masters in Biochemistry from kashmir university. Soon after she migrated to United States. Started her own supplement company and later joined her husband in running their software company as Senior Vice President for sales for 25 years. Samina is passionate about preserving Kashmiri culture and language in US as well as kashmir. She has organized several cultural programs with Kashmiri diaspora from North America and has also compiled 4 Kashmiri books of songs namely Manzirath, Kasher khander baeth, Kashur Wanwun and recent collaborative electronic wiki book Kasher bath which can be accessed from www. Kashmirisongs.com.She is also involved in several projects that help kashmiri students and Kashmiri men and women from underprivileged homes gain meaningful education and means to earn their own money. Samina is also involved in popular kashmiri women’s group yakjut. She is particularly passionate about women’s causes and she spends most of her free time mentoring women of all ages on educational, careers, financial and social issues. Her goal is to help coach and make every kashmiri women financially independent so they don’t end up on streets after a bad divorce or death of a spouse. Samina also loves to use and wear kashmiri products and shop from kashmiri businesses whenever possible. Lastly Samina loves listening to kashmiri music and loves conversing to other Kashmiris in Kashmiri. Her fear is that if we don’t do something to stop the dilution of our language and culture, pretty soon it will be extinct like Latin.Her tag line is Parev Koshur, Kaeriv koshur te Rusiv Kasher!
