HIJABISTAN

By SABYN JAVERI

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Description

A young kleptomaniac infuses thrill into her suffocating life by using her abaya to steal lipsticks and flash men. An office worker feels empowered through sex, shunning her inhibitions but not her hijab … until she realizes that the real veil is drawn across her desires and not her body. A British-Asian Muslim girl finds herself drawn to the jihad in Syria, only to realize the real fight is inside her. A young Pakistani bride in the west asserts her identity through the hijab in her new and unfamiliar surroundings, leading to unexpected consequences.

About the Author

Sabyn Javeri Is An Award-Winning Short Story Writer And Author Of The Novels Nobody Killed Her (2017) And Hijabistan (2019). She Edited The Arzu Anthology Of Student Voices (2018). Her Short Stories On The Topics Of Gender, Class, And The Immigrant Experience, As Well As Her Texts On Creative Writing, Have Been Widely Published. Her Research Is Currently Exploring The Works Of Forgotten Literary Heroes Of The Subcontinent And Developing A Discourse Related To Cultural Identity Through Creative Writing. She Holds A Master’s From Oxford University And A PhD From The University Of Leicester. She Is Currently The Programme Director Of The Arzu Centre For Literature And Languages At Habib University, Karachi.