Zabrina A. Bakar or Sis Zabrina as she is known to her friends and followers of her blog and columns, started collecting stories and pen down her opinion and experiences in ‘Life is an Open Secret’, for a simple reason- to motivate and inspire others.

Zabrina A. Bakar, also known as Sis Zabrina, is a motivational writer and columnist in both print and online media across the globe, whose work has appeared in the United States of America , Canada , the United Kingdom , Egypt and Brunei Darussalam. She has also contributed to anthologies published in the USA and the UK .

Although Zabrina has been writing since the age of seven, her professional writing career bloomed when she started blogging in March, 2006. From a humble beginning as an IT-challenged person, her blog now has visitors from over 97 countries, boasting readership from men and women of diverse ages, races, cultures and faiths.

Zabrina attributes her balanced view of life to her doting parents, who sent her to Bukit Bintang Girls School in Kuala Lumpur for her primary education before she joined Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Labu during her high school days. After that, she attended the International Islamic University Malaysia , where she obtained a Bachelor of Accountancy as well as an MBA. Currently, Zabrina is completing her Doctorate in Business Administration at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where the focus of her studies is on knowledge management and storytelling. With a bubbly and charming personality, Sis Zabrina is always excited and optimistic about life and has developed a sharp eye in looking at life challenges from fascinatingly unique perspectives.

Book Cover Description

Life is an Open Secret is a book written with the beautiful and ancient art of storytelling. It represents the reality of life challenges faced by modern society across geographical, race, faith, gender and age boundaries. The author shared 18 stories aiming to tease the readers’ mind with a variety of mind-boggling questions to think and ponder upon. The stories are to inspire the Life is an Open Secret readers to ultimately reflect and change should need be according to the guidelines from Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). These refreshing stories are inspirational, motivational, humorous and wittily crafted without losing any of its substance.

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Reviews

Just when you need a real good shaking, Sister Zabrina wakes you up with hard-hitting stories that rock your world. Cleverly interwoven with verses from the Qur’an and sayings of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), Life is an Open Secret is sure to touch even the hardest heart. Do you need some uplifting and a reality check? Check out Life is an Open Secret for your wake-up call!”

The way Sis Zabrina reaches out to your mind, heart and soul really captivates me. Not many people are able to do this - to tap into one’s mind to set them thinking, accepting the thoughts shared, and educate us in unlimited ways – without thinking of the differences of faith one has! And all this is done in an entertaining way! Wonderful, Sis Zabrina…Life is an Open Secret is just edutaining!”

These splendid and heartwarming tales are not only life affirming and faith affirming, but, through the use of many hadiths and Qur’an quotations to illuminate its stories, Life is an Open Secret also captures the beauty value of Islamic morals. Buy it, read it, read it to your children, and send it to a friend. It made me laugh and cry. Bravo!”