Shanaya Hassaan Ali was born and raised in Harlem New York. She grew up with a lot of love but struggled severely with what could be considered spiritual attacks mostly during her ...view moreShanaya Hassaan Ali was born and raised in Harlem New York. She grew up with a lot of love but struggled severely with what could be considered spiritual attacks mostly during her sleep. It was hard for her to talk about her problem because it was considered to be paranormal, crazy, or scary. Her education is what set the foundations for her to have the courage and the skills to write her Autobiography entitled Nothing Is What It Appears to be.
She graduated from Lehman College with a Bachelors in Accounting and Business but quickly found out that the business world didn't match her humanitarian heart. She went back to school to receive a Masters in Anthropology and Sociology. Her interaction with poor people for her thesis proposal in Egypt is what sparked the idea that people needed her story. She saw and heard about many people struggling to eat but also with paranormal experiences. It was all too familiar to her.
Shanaya opened up about her struggles and found that many people reached out for her support, so she decided to make her life and journey available to everyone in hopes that it would help and inspire even one soul.view less