Maha is Sultana's eldest daughter and middle child. Like her mother, Maha has been very spirited from birth and is always ready for an argument. In an early episode of the book, Maha has sexual feelings for another woman, Aisha, and her family whisks her off to a London psychiatric institute in order to cure her hysteria. Maha returns to the family fold successfully, though she never loses her fierceness. Like Sultana, Maha has progressive views about women and is outspoken.