Eid Mubarak one and all! May Allah bless us all with many more Ramadans and Eids. It started on Tuesday evening with a a debate between me and my siblings. I was sure that the moon will be sighted and Eid will be celebrated on 5th. Everybody opposed it. Two hours later, I was laughing…
Category: Creative Writing
Creative writing not published in book form
رمضان المبارک کا دوسرا عشرہ
السلام علیکم سخن گفتن چہ مشکل بود شب جائے کہ من بودم ذرا سی بات کرنی تھی بہت مشکل جہاں میں تھا۔ آج کل کا زمانہ ایسا ہی ہے نا؟ لب ہلے نہیں، کچھ کہا نہیں کہ اعتراضات کہ بوچھاڑ شروع ہو جاتی ہے۔ یہ شعر مجھے اکثر و بیشتر یاد آتا ہے۔ قصہ یوں…
رمضان المبارک کا دوسرا جمعہ
السلام علیکم۔ المبارک کا دوسرا جمعہ مبارک ہو۔ الحمدللہ۔۔۔ دوسرا جمعہ آ کر گزر بھی گیا۔ تین مہینوں پہلے سے میں اور امی رمضان کی باتیں کرتے تھے اور آج گیارہ روزے ہو بھی گئے۔ میرا روزانہ ڈیڑھ پاروں کا اوسط برقرار ہے۔ الحمدللّٰہ۔ دوسرا عشرہ شروع ہوا ہے۔ اللہ ہم سب کی مغفرت فرمائے۔…
Live Now: Uff Yeh Ladki (Second Edition – Published on May 16, 2019)
28th April, 2019 marks the anniversary of my first digitally published novelette Uff Yeh Ladki. As an anniversary present to myself and my readers, I have published the English edition and Hindi revised edition of the same book. It is live now on Amazon. Giveaway – Contact For Free Review Copies I have decided to giveaway…
رمضان المبارک کا پہلا جمعہ
السلام علیکم۔ رمضان المبارک کا پہلا جمعہ مبارک ہو۔ کہتے ہیں کہ رمضان میں شیطان بند کردیا جاتا ہے تو پھر مجھے بہکاتا کون ہے؟ کیا شیطان میری رگوں میں اتنا اتر گیا ہے، اتنا رچ بس گیا ہے کہ رمضان المبارک میں بھی پیچھا نہ چھوڑے؟ سوچا تھا کہ اس رمضان روزوں کے ساتھ…
Open For Book Review Requests – May 2019
To all the authors, I have finished my review-on-request pile. I also have a KU subscription. If you have a book on KU and would want me to review, please check the review notes for my reading preferences. Email me on shabana.mukhtar.official@gmail.com. Shabana Mukhtar
Live Now: Uff Haniya (Published on 28th April, 2019)
Announcement 28th April, 2019 marks the anniversary of my first digitally published novelette Uff Yeh Ladki. As an anniversary present to myself and my readers, I am publishing the English edition of the same book. You can buy it here. Excerpts “Anas ke bacchey[1]…” She screamed. Even though she was younger, she had always addressed…
Upcoming Book Announcement & Giveaway #2: Uff Haniya (Releasing on 28th April, 2019)
Upcoming Book Announcement 28th April, 2019 marks the anniversary of my first digitally published novelette Uff Yeh Ladki. As an anniversary present to myself and my readers, I am publishing the English edition of the same book. Excerpts Moonis’s car entered the porch. On the lawn, Hanya was standing on one leg, hopping and moving…
Upcoming Book Announcement & Giveaway #1: Uff Haniya (Releasing on 28th April, 2019)
Upcoming Book Announcement & Giveaway 28th April, 2019 marks the anniversary of my first digitally published novelette Uff Yeh Ladki. As an anniversary present to myself and my readers, I am publishing the English edition of the same book. I will also be publishing the modified edition in Hindi and Urdu. Excerpts We hear what…
Giveaway: A True Lie (By Shabana Mukhtar)
A True Lie I have just published a novella about life of a teenager, a student of tenth class and her predicaments – academically, socially, romantically. She faces the exam pressure, the pressure to be a nice daughter, the pressure to have a boyfriend. It gets to her. And thus begins a long and seemingly…