“Now she has lived long enough to know that cutting up women is a sport older than cricket but just as popular and equally full of obscure rituals and intricate rules that everyone seems to know except her.” — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“She tries to maintain a nondescript exterior; she learns the sideways glance instead of looking at people directly. She speaks in practised, precise sentences… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
The generals who had called Zia a mullah behind his back felt ashamed at having underestimated him: not only was he a mullah, he… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“She wants a surprise so big and so heavy it could flatten her in the middle of the road. She want a tied-to-a-rocket-and-launched-into-space kind… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“Men constantly feel hungry and women constantly feel sad. That's what marriage does to them. ~Teddy Butt, Our Lady of Alice Bhatti” — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“So what is it really like? What happens when people die?" Noor asks Alice Bhatti, who after finishing her shift has changed into a… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“Alice Bhatti walks the walk of someone who thinks they can overcome their fear by taking measured steps.” — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“Now she has lived long enough to know that cutting up women is a sport older than cricket but just as popular and equally… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“He is an innocent in the way that lonesome canaries are innocent, flitting from one branch to another, the tender flutter of their wings… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
Any man who reaches for a book when he thinks about you is a man that you should think about. — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“He lives in a world where where people want their share of pain measured, labelled, packaged,with its ingredients identified in plain language. They want… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
“Don't be frightened of your own reflection. We all have bad moments in front of the mirror," says Noor. "You should probably get married.… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
