‘Her story as it could be of any refugee, but this lady got up, picked up a pen and wrote her memoirs which definitely touched our hearts and I’m sure it would be aching the hearts of the readers too. The book she wrote was, ‘An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky The name Farah Ahmedi’! We can talk about our beliefs without pushing each other to feel wrong! Farah was not at all wrong to be a typical Afghan empress with a pen in hand. I wanted to know about her religion, just as she wanted to know about mine. Then she told her what she believed, and I listened and told her that I see nothing wrong with listening to each other’s beliefs was the reply from the writer. ‘The lady (Farah) in her book was asked by another lady about her religion … She listened without interruption and she wrote. I will give an example of an Afghan girl here! Anywhere on the planet you let us be practical there are no free lunches. Yes they would or could be helped but right, well….that is some distance away. ‘Recognize yourself in he and she who are not like you and me would be my advice.
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