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Osama Siddique اُسامہ صدیق writes fiction as well as non-fiction and in both English and Urdu.

(My new vlog series on books -- Kitab Dost) See https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcED...

He has written historical fiction that encompasses multiple eras ranging from ancient history to the near future as well as the diverse themes of time, religion, philosophy, ideas, architecture, archaeology, arts, iconic figures, progress, political systems, apartheids, evil and dissent.

In non-fiction he has written about history of evolution of laws in colonial and post-colonial settings, the elites that capture and control such laws, and their impact on ordinary citizens. He has also written about laws and politics as well as the politics of laws; about laws
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"The sledgehammer’s blow came, however, when she told him that she no longer wanted anything from him. He had felt used and discarded. He told her so, which made her even more hostile. That is when she went to her chest of drawers and started throwing out all his earlier gifts—the Q Mobile Quintex T-30, the T Mobile Spectron Q 50, the gold locket with the heart-shaped pendant that clicked open to Read more of this blog post »
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“We all need colors to fill the blank spaces within the faint and drab outlines of our all-too-short lives.”
Osama Siddique, Snuffing out the Moon

“There are all the hidden menaces of long journeys on the way.
But we shall go.
Treat it as exile or a new beginning.”
Osama Siddique, Snuffing out the Moon

“It was always the same story no matter where he went. The bully, the weakling and the indifferent crowd—the eternal trinity of life! Unless you became a bully yourself or learnt how to back down or melt in the crowd so that the bully couldn’t find you, your torture never ceased.”
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“It was always the same story no matter where he went. The bully, the weakling and the indifferent crowd—the eternal trinity of life! Unless you became a bully yourself or learnt how to back down or melt in the crowd so that the bully couldn’t find you, your torture never ceased.”
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“A large yellow moon hung over the horizon, oblivious to what travesties may be taking place in its pale light, on a planet inhabited by people who now prided themselves as being worthy of exploring the rest of their solar system.”
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“There are all the hidden menaces of long journeys on the way.
But we shall go.
Treat it as exile or a new beginning.”
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“We all need colors to fill the blank spaces within the faint and drab outlines of our all-too-short lives.”
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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
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