Hafeez Lakhani’s debut tackles US immigrant story through Muslim lens

JEDDAH: Twelve years in the making, Hafeez Lakhani's debut novel, “Abundance,” follows two generations of a Muslim family’s negotiations with the American dream. For readers in the Gulf — where migration is woven into life through expatriate communities and families spread across continents — the Bharwani family’s journey and struggles with heritage, identity and belonging may resonate meaningfully. Published in the US by Counterpoint Press this year, “Abundance” follows the viewpoints of Ramza