Blasphemy

Blasphemy is a serious comment on the challenge faced by Muslim societies. It is a commentary,not on Islam but on the struggle of a Muslim woman against all that is contrary to what Islam stands for. It is a combination of fact and fiction,blending to disguise and protect the victims of a horrible human tragedy,while exposing the powerful religious impostors who prey on a wretched and powerless people. Shocking exposure of the deep impact of cruelty,sex and violence on a rural and illiterate people,Blasphemy is unbelievable,and yet it remains a reality.Consistent is her attempt to expose society. Blasphemy is Tehmina Durrani’s third book. Her own autobiography,My Feudal Lord (translated in 26 languages) Abdul Sattar Edhi’s narrated autobiography. A mirror to the Blind,and this,her third novel establishes Tehmina among the foremost writers of the subcontinent. She lives in Lahore,Pakistan