"He entered large halls where the carpets were of silk, the lounges and sofas covered with tapestry from Mecca, and th…"

"Scheherazade had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of…"

"Scheherazade … possessed courage, wit, and penetration, infinitely above her sex. She had read much, and had so admir…"

"All of us, especially educated Arab women, would say, 'No, do you think I am Scheherazade? A slave sitting and tellin…"

"Timur undertook many of his campaigns in the interest of religious order, and we find that almost all mentions of Sha…"

"(Q: What advice would you give to young writers?) A: Read, read and read. You can’t write without reading."

"Every writer has a unique outlook to the world. So, it’s just natural that the works be different. This diversity is …"

"Feminism is about defending the rights of women. I support any movement that in any way fights for the oppressed and …"

"Writing for me is survival...When I don’t write, I feel suffocated. Actually, I realised this after I immigrated to t…"

"(Q: How do the stories come to you?) A: Sometimes in a hazy and ambiguous form. An image, a memory, even the movement…"