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In the Name of Love

by Maryam Malik

An unflinching look at inherited violence, exploring how harm passes silently between generations and how a home can become the blueprint for the pain that follows.

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Maryam Malik

Maryam experiences emotions in layers rather than moments. She doesn’t just feel, she observes, questions, and lingers, often staying with things long after others would have let go. There’s a quiet intensity in her, a constant need to understand not just what is happening, but why it reaches her the way it does.

She is drawn to complexity, especially in people. Not surface-level warmth, but contradiction, tension, and the unspoken. She gravitates toward what feels hidden, unresolved—toward connections that require interpretation rather than certainty. Simple dynamics rarely hold her attention.

There is also a pattern of endurance in her. She does not leave easily. She sits with discomfort, with ambiguity, with emotional weight, because part of her believes there is meaning in staying. It gives her depth, but it also means she sometimes carries more than she should.

Her mind moves visually, almost instinctively. She thinks in fragments, moods, and scenes—translating emotion into imagery without effort. It’s what makes her presence feel both distant and deeply perceptive at the same time.

At her core, she is searching for something real—something that does not need to be constantly understood to be felt. But she also knows, perhaps more than most, that what feels real is not always gentle.

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The TWS Review 2025

The TWS Review 2025

The TWS Review is Pakistan’s leading annual literary magazine, presenting a curated selection of the year’s most compelling writing. Published by TWS Publications, the magazine brings together voices that define and challenge the contemporary literary landscape.  The 2025 Edition features a diverse range of poetry, ...

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