Fatimah Asghar is an artist who spans across different genres and themes. They have been featured in various outlets such as TIME, NPR, Teen Vogue and the Forbes '30 Under 30' list. Their first book of poems If They Come For Us explored themes of orphaning, family, the violence of the 1947 Partition of South Asia, the legacy of colonization, borders, shifting identity, and violence. Along with Safia Elhillo they co-edited an anthology for Muslim people who are also women, trans, gender non-conforming and/ or queer, Halal If You Hear Me, which was built around the radical idea that there are as many ways of being Muslim as there are Muslim people in the world. They are the writer and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated Brown Girls, a web series that highlights friendship among women of colour that was in a development deal with HBO, and wrote and directed Got Game, a short film that follows a queer South Asian Muslim woman trying to navigate a kink party after being single. They are also a writer and co-producer on Ms. Marvel on Disney +.
When We Were Sisters is a beautiful, richly layered
exploration of the generosity that is required to raise oneself, to
raise others, to build a world where the people you love can feel
safe and whole. Fatimah Asghar is an impressive writer precisely
because of how she doesn't withhold tenderness, and lets it play
and flourish amongst all of the brilliant lyricism, narrative
sharpness, and vibrant characters who fill this incredible book --
Hanif Abdurraqib
When We Were Sisters is a stunning accomplishment in form,
storytelling, and heart. This novel works language into its most
jeweled form, into characters, sisters, that will stay with me for
the rest of my life -- Safia Elhillo
A spellbinding tale of three sisters in an explosion of grief and
orphaned heartbreak. A fearlessly raw and heart-stopping portrait
of the intimacy of violence, When We Were Sisters pulses
with poetic lyricism and raw beauty. A journey into the dark
crevices of childhood trauma and loneliness, Fatimah Asghar has
written a truly dazzling story -- Julian Delgado Lopera
In this captivating, gorgeously written book, Asghar weaves a tale
of sisters in the wake of unspeakable loss. Propulsively readable
and experimental in form, this is an unflinching look at family,
grief and reclamation - of self and other -- Hala Alyan
Compelling. . . sometimes lyrical, sometimes heartbreaking. . .
skillfully crafted. . . a moving journey. An assured first novel
explores the bonds and divides among three orphaned sisters *
Kirkus, starred review *
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