Tanaz Bhathena writes Middle Eastern and South Asian fiction. In 2009, she won the Mississauga Arts Council Award for Emerging Literary Arts. Her work has appeared in Asia Literary Review and Room Magazine. She recently completed a collection of short stories with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and is now at work on a novel.
Kafir
The hour drew nigh, and the moon was rent asunder. —54:1, Surah Al-Qamar (Chapter of the Moon), The Holy Qur’an. The sure Truth! What is the sure Truth? And what would make thee realize what the sure Truth is? —69:1-3, Surah Al-Haqqah (Chapter of the Sure Truth), The Holy Qur’an. Qamar’s face...
