Nothing Is What It Appears To Be

"I just want the truth that is not openly talked about and often misunderstood to be clearly revealed. I have laid out my journey to spiritual freedom in detail! I didn't hold back! All of my personal struggles and secrets are revealed!"

- SHANAYA NOUR HASSAAN ALI

In this raw memoir, you go on a journey of determination to find the truth behind the spiritual war Shanaya was born into. Shanaya is from Harlem New York and struggled with being attacked mostly in her sleep for the majority of her life by what is known as spirits or jinn. There were many nights she went to sleep and found herself forced into a paralysis state by something invisible and then abused in the most confusing and horrifying of ways. These invisible beings punched, choked, fondled, molested, and manipulated her mind. Her mother, knowing that her child was not crazy turned to a spiritual worker for help, which is where the story begins. Unfortunately, Shanaya was taken advantage of by this woman, which led her to go on a journey in search of the solution to her unique problem. After a long and intense hunt, she figures it all out and what she uncovered took her by surprise. Nothing in this life is what it appears to be is one of the profound lessons that Shanaya Learned.

Something in Nothing Is What It Appears to be is bound to challenge something within you. It's Entertaining yet mind blowing at the same time.

About the Author
Hassaan Ali, Shanaya: - Shanaya Nour Hassaan Ali was born and raised in Harlem New York. She grew up with a lot of love but struggled severely with jinn attacks mostly during her sleep. Shanaya found it difficult to openly talk about her problem because it was considered to be paranormal, unbelievable, and often times scary. Her education is what set the foundations for her to have the courage and the skills to write her memoir entitled Nothing Is What It Appears to be. She graduated from The American University in Cairo with a Masters in Anthropology and Sociology. Her interactions with Egyptians who lived in poverty is what sparked the idea that people needed her story. She studied how innovative people who lived in poverty had to be on a daily basis in order to survive. She saw and heard about many people struggling to eat but to her surprise were also challenged with paranormal experiences very similar to her own. It was all too familiar so Shanaya opened up about her struggles and as a result found many people reaching out for her support. Shanaya decided to make her life and journey available to everyone in hopes that it would help and inspire whomever it could reach.