The name Zahra was to have been lman's own name at birth, but a senior member of the family changed it to lman at the last minute.

My son's full real name is Duncan Zowie Haywood. As a toddler, he was called by his second name Zowie. But it was such an identifiable name during the Seventies that if I called him loudly in public places, everyone would turn to stare, so I started calling him Joey to take the pressure off.

It is amazing how a new child can refocus one's direction seconds after its birth.

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