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Banu Mushtaq

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Banu Mushtaq: Indian writer
The Shroud
Banu Mushtaq

The Shroud

On days when it was impossible for Shaziya to wake up in time for the dawn namaz, she would blame it on her high blood pressure, and had a habit of saying she had no peace because of those damn tablets.

Women's grief is the strength of my writing
Banu Mushtaq

Women's grief is the strength of my writing

"If you create this world again, if you change the appearance of men and women, do not act like an inexperienced potter. Descend to the earth as a woman, Lord! Be a woman once, O Lord!"