Malaika Mizaati

Malaika Mizaati, also known as Malacub (born April 8, 1984 in West Virginia, USA), is a furry writer and professional author who lives in Arlington, Texas.

Biography
Malaika is an author who has published several works to several different websites. As of March, 2013, his only formally published book is titled Savanna.

His secondary career is cooking. having trained to be a chef. Malaika enjoys writing, reading, and chatting on messenger with anyone who wants to either talk or play. He loves role play forums.

Fandom involvement
After graduating from East Fairmont High School in Fairmont, West Virginia, Malaika found himself attracted to The Lion King movies. He wrote his first short story based on those characters, and found lionking.org to post it on. He also found the role play portion of the fan site under promontory point which later lead him to the MIRC chat room Mizaati Mara. It was there that he was truly introduced to the furry fandom.

Malaika felt that he needed to get to know more, and, slowly over time, started contacting other furs.

Fursona
Malaika is a male, feral tawny lion with a blackened mane tinged with fiery red and orange hues. The character Malaika Mizaati was designed as a role play character to the Mizaati Mara, starting in November 2002. The name Malaika is a Swahili term meaning "angel".

Backstory
Malaika was born to the Kivuli pride and suffered a cubs' disease which prevented him and his siblings from being able to drink their mothers milk or even eat meat. Malaika was the only survivor of the litter. He never knew what happened to his father, but at a young age he had been taken from his home by his mother to his uncle's pride. There, he was trained as a warrior while learning to keep control of his emotions lest the family curse take hold of him.

When his uncle was killed in battle, he left the pride to protect the it from the humans who wanted to kill only him. He came across the Mizaati Mara by accident as he was dehydrated and weary. After his recovery, the Crown Prince Simbaji took him in and offered him a place to stay.