Hijabistan

A young kleptomaniac infuses thrill into her suffocating life by using her abaya to steal lipsticks and flash men. <p/>An office worker feels empowered through sex shunning her inhibitions but not her hijab ... until she realizes that the real veil is drawn across her desires and not her body. <p/>A British-Asian Muslim girl finds herself drawn to the jihad in Syria only to realize the real fight is inside her. <p/>A young Pakistani bride in the West asserts her identity through the hijab in her new and unfamiliar surroundings leading to unexpected consequences. <p/>The hijab constricts as it liberates. Not just a piece of garment it is a worldview an emblem of the assertion of a Muslim woman's identity and equally a symbol of oppression. Set in Pakistan and the UK this unusual and provocative collection of short stories explores the lives of women crushed under the weight of the all-encompassing veil and those who feel sheltered by it.