Author Facts

Tazmin Mahomed was born on the 11th of March 1967, in Laudium, South Africa, the youngest of four siblings. She matriculated from Iona Convent, Pretoria, in 1984, where she excelled in public speaking. It was from this that her love of the English language developed. She obtained her degree in Psychology (Hons) from the University of South Africa and went on to become a successful businesswoman, volunteer counsellor and writer.

In 2009 Tazmin wrote Secrets of a Muslim Heart, a collection of poems and essays that are the culmination of her life lived as a Muslim woman within a western society, and her journey to assume her true Muslim identity.

Tazmin is married to businessman, Aslam Mahomed and has four children. She currently lives with her family in Durban, South Africa.