Noor is a young man living in Pakistan who longs to do something meaningful with his life. Yielding to strict family expectations for his future, he puts his dreams of an education on hold as he marries and welcomes a child into his life.
But when tragedy strikes, turning his entire world upside down, Noor is forced to reevaluate what he thinks he knows about himself-as well as what he believes is truly meaningful. He and his entire family struggle to move forward with their lives, slogging through the pain with the support that only love can provide.
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Noor is a young man living in Pakistan who longs to do something meaningful with his life. Yielding to strict family expectations for his future, h...
Miraj Hussain remembers the moments when her mother admonished her for being too stubborn. She was always told that "good girls were created to obey." In her native land of Pakistan, this was a lie that almost everyone believed. But Miraj couldn't bear living the lie.
As she and her brother Asad grew up in their father's stifling household, they became more and more disillusioned with Sadiq Hussain's religious hypocrisy and favoritism toward their older brother, Adam. While Miraj couldn't keep her opinions to herself, Asad suffered from secrets of his own. He could never tell his...
Miraj Hussain remembers the moments when her mother admonished her for being too stubborn. She was always told that "good girls were created to obe...
