To my sisters, Khola and Javaria, who read early drafts and kept telling me I should keep writing, and to Fozia who always brings the funny.
To Sabena, for always being on the other side of the phone and reminding me I’m not mad. I’m so glad I got on that flight.
To Mary, I could not have got through these last few years without you. Life feels easier when you’re around, I miss you.
To my husband, Adnan, for believing in me, even when I quit, thank you for rescuing me from myself.
Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist. She started her career at the Telegraph & Argus and went on to work for the BBC. She is a recipient of the Commonwealth Broadcast Association’s World View Award, and has written for numerous publications, including The Times, the Guardian and the Independent. Saima’s essay for It’s Not About The Burqa appeared in the Guardian Weekend and received over 250,000 hits in two days. She has also contributed to the anthology The Best, Most Awful Job: Twenty Mothers Talk Honestly About Motherhood. Saima grew up in Bradford and now lives in London.
A Point Blank Book
First published in Great Britain, Australia and the Republic of Ireland
by Point Blank, an imprint of Oneworld Publications, 2021
This ebook published 2021
Copyright © Saima Mir 2021
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