A note from the author for my novel, An Incomplete Love Story This story was inspired by true events.Some, my own but many based on incidents that I witnessed in the colourful domains of my life.It is a story of an often-overlooked community.Caught at the intersection of cultural pride while fighting for relevance in a [...]
"When you give up on something, it becomes a weighty silence that you carry within you for the rest of your life.It's a quiet acceptance that what once was the centre of your being will never be a part of your being again.The silence is the only gesture that will honour such loss, such surrender.And [...]
Many struggle with achieving a sense of fulfilment in their lives because they have yet to appreciate, with sincerity, the value that they hold within themselves.We only make ourselves truly available in a relationship, romantic or otherwise, if we believe that who we are will be valued by others.The irony is that gratitude for who [...]
Another excerpt from a manuscript slowly taking shape in my head. From the sequel to my novel, this is Taqdeer: A dance with destiny.In this scene, the main character, Zayd, once more finds himself faced with the betrayal of one close to him, but it's not enough to deter him from remaining defiant against the [...]
We see in the world around us that which occupies the most space in our hearts.When our hearts are filled with love and affection, we find no place for hate or bitterness.When we hold space in our life for justice for past oppression, we prevent that space from being filled with the love that we [...]
A line that might make it into the final draft of my new novel."And I think you'll realise that the struggles of your life were not simply struggles intended for you, they were moments that were in need of only what you were capable of offering to make them better than they were."This is from [...]
