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7 January 2016updated 27 Jul 2021 5:35am

“The women I know aren’t downtrodden”: Ayisha Malik on writing a Muslim romcom

“The one thing I did not want was her ripping off her hijab and finding herself by going drinking and sleeping with people.”

By Anna Leszkiewicz

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