https://www.zahedaghani.com/home-zaheda-ghani-pomegranate-and-fig-novel daily 1.0 2022-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/be0df6a3-e2e7-46b0-b1b3-d777c1676416/78CE1770-5BB9-4AE4-8EB6-81E7D84AE478.jpeg Home “The women arrive first, on an afternoon like any other, when Henna is safely enclosed behind her desk at school. They come to start a conversation that is both taboo and a normal part of life. A small, intimate group . . . precious stones decorate their necks and fingers, the sond, embroidery, on their pantaloons and translucent veils catches the afternoon light. Their eyebrows are groomed into elegant curves. They float on a cloud of perfume to Henna's family home.” https://www.zahedaghani.com/about-pomegranate-and-fig-novel daily 0.75 2025-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/d37056f2-0ec9-4b49-9b5b-87b73c53aa3a/Screen+Shot+2022-05-18+at+7.24.17+pm.png About - About Zaheda Zaheda Ghani and her family arrived in Australia from Afghanistan as refugees in the 1980s. At nine years old Zaheda, also known as Zoe, handwrote her first novel using a HB pencil, in a scented diary with a lock and key. The heart of what she wrote back then developed over many years to become Pomegranate & Fig, which was shortlisted for the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers and the Western Sydney Emerging Writers Fellowship. Zaheda served on the board of Australia for UNHCR, the private sector partner of the UN Refugee Agency from 2017 to 2021. She received an honorary Doctor of Science degree in 2023 from Edith Cowan University for her significant contributions as a writer, refugee and women in tech advocate. She works is Technology and is an Ambassador for Australia for UNHCR. https://www.zahedaghani.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-05-18 https://www.zahedaghani.com/reviews-pomegranate-and-fig-novel daily 0.75 2022-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/1655198985994-O9441PZJ50981J2US0DK/Dymocks.jpg Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/1655199018190-5N32DW0KKJ8ARD2CV3Y4/Readings.jpg Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/1655200442226-22WW8Y6A5G3M5I6VEZJJ/ABC.jpg Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/1655200462210-PK5XRLS8W0VQ4GUKU4YV/guardian-logo-square.jpg Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/e1dc7753-070c-46ea-9ffa-06d7351327fa/Review+aus+women+weekly.png Reviews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/628484563ff2d54defcf8815/8e708aa7-3a73-409a-b8d8-8ac98d26e127/Screen+Shot+2022-12-23+at+5.46.22+pm.png Reviews