Prisoner No. 100
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Anjum Zamarud Habib
Translated by Sahba Husain
Zubaan,
226 pages, R325
On 6 February 2003, Anjum Zamrud Habib, a young woman political activist from Kashmir, was arrested in Delhi and convicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Her crime? Being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And being the chairperson of the Muslim Khawateen Markaz and in that capacity, a member of the Hurriyat Conference. This passionate and moving account of prison life is also a searing indictment of draconian state policies and expedient political practices.
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