Interview with Nisha Sulthana

1. Masha Allah wa Alhamdulillah, I am in love with your memoir. Could you please tell us a little about your journey as an author?
Well, it was a learning experience (in) that I was going to relate my personal experiences and views to an unknown audience, (was) a bit unnerving but I thought I had a powerful story to share. On and off I got bogged down in trying to couch some intimate details of my story with some artistry. As every author would feel, I am quite not happy with my work (as) it could have been better towards the end and could have brought a more sublime conclusions.

A Part of Me Refused to Die, by Nisha Sulthana

“Something in me knew marriage was to be the greatest trial of my life, great enough to push me to the brink.”
– A Part of Me Refused to Die, by Nisha Sulthana

I don’t ever remember reading a memoir. If I did, it wasn’t as memorable or as heart-touching as A Part of Me Refused to Die.

Simple As That, by Nafla Salahudeen

“Learning to be free of expectations and giving our best to the people in our lives will help build strong family ties and will also relieve our stress. Be your best, and do your best, and put the rest into the Hands of Allah Subhana wa ta’ala.”
– Simple As That, by Nafla Salahudeen

Simple As That: The Muslimah’s Practical Guide To Building Strong Family Ties by Nafla Salahudeen is a non-fiction bilingual book self-published by the Sri Lankan author, in English and Tamil. I opted for doing a book review in exchange for a soft copy provided by the author, since the topic at hand – specifically the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law – was directly in line with the fiction that I have authored, Here With You. I dived into the book as a reader, but as a reviewer, I am going to be brutally honest with you.

Top 10 Books of My 2017 Reading List

Don’t you love a book that moves you, touches you, evokes compassion, empathy, humbleness, or any other positive feeling in you?
Don’t you love a book that gives you life lessons, and makes a positive impact on you?

Well, guess what, the following books did exactly that for me. Find the list below in order of age range, starting from toddlers and going up to adults. 

Unleashing Your Creativity, by Majid Mahmood

Have you ever wondered what is your creative skill? Did you struggle to bring out your creativity into the real world? Majid guides you to Unleashing Your Creativity in his aptly titled book.

Zeneefa Zaneer

1. We know you as an author. What don’t we know about you as Zeneefa Zaneer?
I don’t know whether this is a good thing or not, but I love to try my skills at everything that I get fascinated with. This has made me a Jane of all trades, everything needs a touch of professional polishing (where my enthusiasm dries up in the middle of everything without polishing up anything).
I am also a person who is too greedy to eat achcharu (chili/salt/pepper/vinegar mixed in sour fruits) – the name itself waters my mouth