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Books to read.
SoPhia
SoPhia: a novel, is set between Johannesburg and Mauritius. It is the story of Zarreen Kader and her husband Majid Akram Noorani, or Mak. Within the bounds of an abusive marriage, Zarreen vows never to let her parents know about the abuse. Her parents are happy when she's happy. Mostly, she denies that it has any effect on her three children. Until the cracks begin to show and her life begins to fall apart. Will they as a family be able to cope when the underlying stories reveal themselves? Zarreen travels to the island of Mauritius where her Sufi grandfather once lived, searching for answers. Akram must face the dark reality of his past or be engulfed by it. As these stories occur side by side, we see how pain and compassion are necessary companions.SoPhia is not just a romance, but it is a love story, a story of self-realisation and engaged humanity.
Daughters are Diamonds
Daughters are Diamonds is a sociological look at how women's lives are administered according to the honour code prevalent in patriarchal, traditionalist societies.
The story of Kimya is an intriguing one. WordFlute published under an earlier imprint, Memoirs for Kimya but this book sparked the setting for a tribute to Rumi's adopted daughter; beautifully written, heartwrenchingly engages the reader to the life of a talented woman who falls in love with Shams e Tabriz and dies an early death, some say of heartbreak.
Rumi's Daughter
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'Harrowing, yet written with fire and poetry, this is an intriguing novel written by sociologist, Hassim.' -- Cape Times
'SoPhia is not a romance, it is a love story about self-realisation and engaged humanity,' Daily Sun
'A tribute to activism against abuse ... Hassim's talent as a writer is evident in SoPhia,' Sunday Times Extra
'The story of abuse is written in many ways, but SoPhia looks at the hope and compassion required to alter the cycle of abuse,' Times Live
'This is a book that reminds us that we have to stand together in the fight against injustice,' The Post, Jan 2013
'SoPhia's subject matter gets tongues wagging,' Sunday Times, Jan 2013
'Hassim's latest offering is a compelling look at domestic violence within the South African Indian community and comes at a time when media debate is focussed on violence against women; it opens the discussion on abuse, patriarchy and shifting notions of femininity and masculinity,'Sunday Tribune, 27 Jan 2013
'To make sense of the ugly, the author depicts powerful scenes that victims of domestic violence are all too familiar with,' The Witness, 25 Feb 2013
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