The fact is there’s no joy for a girl in growing up, it’s just one disaster after another till you end up an old woman who’s good for nothing and who’s real lucky if she finds someone to feel sorry for her.

— Alifa Rifaat Distant View of a Minaret and Other Stories (1983)

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