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The man was almost pushed aside, amazed at Naima’s strength and slightly apprehended by her courage.

— Zuhaib Shaikh, The Return
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The Return

by Zuhaib Shaikh

Drama · 35 pages

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“Years of accumulated ire at the hands of abuse and agony delivered by men in her life began to surface.”
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“Naima fought the urge to hold her brother in her arms, like the times she would assuage his pain whenever he had bruised himself all those years ago.”
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“One of the men dressed in a green kurta motioned to the others to stop, carefully analyzed the house, taking his time, and then slowly stepped forward.”
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Zuhaib Shaikh
Zuhaib Shaikh

Zuhaib Shaikh takes refuge in words and, upon emerging to the surface, tells stories through micropoetry, haiku, short stories, theater, stand-up comedy, screenwriting and a novel which has been in…

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