"As children inch their way into adolescence, the parent changes. He is an authority, a source of answers, and a chastising voice. Depending on the day, he may be resented, emulated, questioned, or def..."
- Nadia Hashimi
"It's time to undo Rahim."
"We all cross a hundred peaks to get even this far. And there will be more before we each make it to whatever God has fated for us."
"Fiction, if done right, can bridge cultural divides. Stories can be a footpath for a reader to step into another land and view its indigenous practices and beliefs through a local lens, instead of a t..."
"That’s what being a mother is, isn’t it? Waiting for a rounded belly to tighten in readiness; listening for the sound of hunger in the moonlit hours; hearing an eager voice call even in the camouflage..."
"Cornered mothers pray for strange things."
"The elderly become invisible sooner than we would hope."
"Yes, well, people are very good at destroying things, good things."
"Can a mother commit a greater sin than ignoring her intuitions?"
"Some would call that lucky but lucky is relative"