Ghazala Wahab, author, Born a Muslim: ‘The Muslim vote bank is a myth’
Last year, Born a Muslim won the Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award (Non-fiction) and Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book of the Year Award (Non-fiction). Now it’s on the long list of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize. Did you expect such a warm reception? What do you think has resonated with readers?
Several times during the writing of the book, I had misgivings about the project. I used to think that fellow Muslims would get offended by my opinions. Similarly, I thought that many that…