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Rupa to Publish Unfettered Wings by Sana Munir

Rupa to Publish Unfettered Wings by Sana Munir About the book: From the barren dust bowl of Nushki, a small town in Balochistan, to the posh white marble bungalows and magnificent mansions of Lahore, this book captures vignettes of the lives of Pakistani…

Rupa to Publish The Kaafir’s Love by Abhisar Sharma

Rupa to Publish The Kaafir’s Love by Abhisar Sharma About the book: Two dramatic incidents shake up the tenuous peace in an Old Delhi neighbourhood—a terrorist commits suicide in Jama Masjid and an influential trader is shot near the same spot. As simmer…

Bloomsbury to Publish The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh

Bloomsbury to Publish The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh Challenging stereotypes of Arab women, The Occasional Virgin features two vividly realised, feisty female characters and fearlessly addresses questions of sexuality, Islam and identity – from the hijab to marriage and…