{"id":87,"date":"2026-10-06T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demowebdesign.live\/muzaffar-hussain\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:50:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demowebdesign.live\/muzaffar-hussain\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"87\" class=\"elementor elementor-87\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9365605 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9365605\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e5a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"04e5a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link 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Storyteller.<\/p>\r\n      <p class=\"mh-about-hero__intro\" data-reveal=\"4\">Muzaffar Hussain writes from a deep concern with humanity, the stories we tell, and the forces that shape the world around us.<\/p>\r\n      <a class=\"mh-about-hero__button\" href=\"https:\/\/demowebdesign.live\/muzaffar-hussain\/books\/\">Explore the books<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <figure class=\"mh-about-hero__visual\" aria-label=\"Open book and handwritten pages in quiet, directional light\">\r\n      <!-- For WordPress, replace ..\/hero.jpg with the image URL from the Media Library. -->\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demowebdesign.live\/muzaffar-hussain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/author.webp\" alt=\"An open old book and handwritten pages on a dark writing desk\" fetchpriority=\"high\">\r\n      <figcaption class=\"mh-about-hero__side-label\">Muzaffar Hussain<\/figcaption>\r\n    <\/figure>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n(function(){\r\n  var 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