“Who would care if I became pregnant, who would be scandalized? Aunty Eva, Anwar's flatmates. Omar would never know unless I wrote to him. Uncle Saleh was across the world. A few years back, getting pregnant would have shocked Khartoum… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“He said that everything in this world, small or large, was created for a reason. Even the smallest mosquito that bites people and makes… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“I am touched by her life, how it moves forward, pulses and springs. There is no fragmentation, nothing stunted or wedged. I circle back,… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“So much darkness made her uneasy. There was definitely a weight pushing down on the world. Misfortune was always hovering close around people’s shoulders.… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end,… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“But for Soraya, words on a page were seductive, free, inviting everyone, without distinction. She could not help it when she found words written… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“I like talking to you,' he said, slowly. 'Why?' That was the way to hear nice things. Ask why.” — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
I've come down in the world. I've slid to a place where the ceiling is low and there isn't much room for me to… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
Allah tests our patience and our fortitude. He tests out strength of faith. be patient and there will endless rewards for you, insha'Allah" -… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“He disliked English, not because they had invaded his country, but because of the effort required to understand their different languages and customs. At… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“Can I aske forgiveness for someone else, someone whose already dead? Yes, you can. Of course you can. And you can give charity in… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“This was where she belonged with Nur, right here, here in his songs. Here within the lyrics they were intimate, caught in the rythm… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
The sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous would give… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“I'm not middle-class; I do not have a degree. I am upper-class without money.” — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“The blow, inevitable in itself, comes straight from the source without any intermediaries.” — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
“In the distant past, Muslim doctors advised nervous people to look up at the sky. Forget the tight earth. Imagine that the sky, all… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
