Daughters of Partition Reviewed by:
Arisa Loomba at Browngirl Magazine
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Fozia interviewed by
The WIRE:
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Interview with the Author:
The story behind the story
Spoiler Alert:
You'll find photos of the main characters in Daughters of Partition, so if you've not read the book yet, you may want to re-visit this page once you've completed the read!
 Emigrating to EnglandRasheed when she first arrived in England to join Asaff and Parwez. She lived a humble life in this house and remained here until her death. |  Reunited in IndiaRasheed with her brother and Parwez during their first visit to India in 1991. |
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 Rasheed's FatherKishin as you know him in the novel. |  CelebrationsGetting her life story out there was important to Rasheed and in 2004 Fozia completed the first version of DOP. Fozia's parents hosted a party and here she is celebrating this achievement with her grandmother. |
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 RasheedRasheed in Kashmir, 1976. |  Asaff and RasheedTaken when Asaff returned to Kashmir in 1968, for the first time since he emigrated to England. |
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 Asaff and RasheedOne of the last photographs taken of both Asaff and Rasheed, before he died in 1996. He wears his army medals with pride, which have now been past down to his son Parwez and will then be handed to Parwez's son, Irfan. These medals are significant for the family, as they remain as a reminder of what happened in 1947. |  Asaff and his closest friendAsaff emigrated to England in 1964, without his family, to allow him to establish himself before the rest followed. This is him with his Sikh best friend. |
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 ParwezParwez emigrated to join his father in England when he was 16 years of age. Here is his first official photo which was sent back home to Rasheed and his sisters in 1967. |  Rasheed's first visit to IndiaRasheed, her father and Parwez during their first visit to India in 1991. |
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