THE RHYTHM OF MY SOUL

About the Book

This book is kaleidoscope of the lives of Pakistani women, living their daily lives . . . “But I had to find the voice to do so, in fact, I had not only to find a voice in a literary sense. I had to learn to speak—first of all acknowledging that the Pakistani women’s experiences had never been represented or acknowledged. We are not recognized for who we are. We needed a vocabulary to bring us out of the shadows.” “My choice of these particular women was the peculiar mixture of fragility and courage I sensed in them, and a willingness to share their experiences. Initially, they felt they had nothing of any consequence to say. “I have lived a very ordinary life, nothing special that is worth mentioning, was their initial response, but as their stories began to unfold revealing a saga of silent metamorphosis; their journey toward self discovery had begun. They had a world to say and the world needed them to say it.”

About the Author

Born in Pakistan 1944, has been an artist all her life. She decided to put aside her brushes and pick up the pen, and replace her easel her with the lap top. She has been living in America for several years. What triggered her to write this book, was the realization that there was very little information, but unfortunately, a lot of misinformation available about the women of her country of origin, Pakistan. Presently she is living in California with her family. e-mail: zahida_niazi@yahoo.com