| Samira & Samir : A story of love and
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| | stories into fictions, they became
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| freedom
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| | bestsellers as there are rays of truth
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| Romance knows no hurdles and nothing so
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| | glittering in them, as there are drops of
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| powerful exists on this planet to raise
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| | tears shining in between the lines, and
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| barriers between loving minds. Not only
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| | as there are unheard cries and unseen
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| the lavishly flowered gardens but the
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| | suffering revealed in the works. Siba,
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| hell-hot deserts also may germinate few
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| | currently is working as an adviser to
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| sprouts of romans. Thus there comes this
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| | ISAS, the peacekeeping force in
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| heart melting love story from
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| | Afghanistan. She lives in New York and
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| Afghanistan, the land of branded
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| | Germany. Other popular book from Siba
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| terrorism where even the breeze bears on
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| | Shakib is 'Afghanistan, Where God only
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| its shoulder the nasty smell of
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| | comes to weep'.
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| ammunition. Through the novel Samira &
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| | The novel opens with the scene of a
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| Samir the author Siba Shakib proves that
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| | delivery which moves dramatically through
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| outdated religious rituals may make women
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| | the pains and suffering of a women who is
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| to hide themselves behind thick dark
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| | about to give birth to her first child
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| 'parda', but can never take away their
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| | and also presents with the hops of a
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| dreams and hopes. The downtrodden women
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| | proud father and his dreams about having
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| may be destined to view this beautiful
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| | a brave son. But the first chapter ends
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| world through black masks, but the
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| | with the first cry of the newborn child,
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| colours of the inner eyes could never be
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| | to the father's devastation, a female
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| faded by any authority and religion.
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| | baby. The key twist in this novel and in
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| As the author Siba says Samira and Samir
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| | the life of the protagonist is happened
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| is an extraordinary tale of a young
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| | at this point as the Commander, the
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| Afghan girl following her heart in a
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| | father of the new born names the girl
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| man's world. This is an unveiling look
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| | child as Samir instead of Samira and
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| into Afghanistan life from a courageous
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| | decides to bring her up as a male child
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| point of view and of course this is a
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| | to continue his legacy as a brave
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| thrilling story of love and freedom.
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| | warrior. Soon the fact that Samir is
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| Afghanistan, in Siba's own words is a
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| | really a girl has been forgotten. Samir
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| land where only god comes to weep. The
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| | learns to fight, ride and shoot, and when
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| anarchy reigned state is truly a least
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| | her father is killed, she becomes head of
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| liked place for a civilised person to
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| | the family. However, as an adult, Samir's
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| step into. It is not ice cold water drops
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| | love for the friend of her youth forces
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| that rains in this land, but
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| | her to confess the truth. She wants to
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| skull-braking bullets and fire spitting
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| | live as Bashir's wife but in return she
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| grenades. No sparrow sings a morning
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| | must reveal her female identity and, in
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| melody here, but roaring patten tanks and
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| | so doing, give up her freedom. Samira
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| high frequency bomber jets wake up the
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| | follows her heart but she hates wearing
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| mornings. And at every foot step everyone
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| | the veil. Eventually the torment is too
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| expects a bullet shot straight into the
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| | great and Samira realises there has to be
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| heart or the sound of a land-mine
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| | a third way for her- the way of a self-
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| unlocked beneath the feat. How could then
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| | confident woman who bravely takes charge
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| romance and love may bloom in anyone's
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| | of her own life...
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| heart amidst the fight to breath and live
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| | At the end of the novel Siba depicts
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| freely? How could then there be a love
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| | Samir transferring into Samir in a
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| story from the land where sun raises only
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| | symbolic way.
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| for people to die and never for anyone to
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| | ' Samira weeps until her weeping turns
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| live for another day.
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| | into laughter... It is a laughter that
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| But... Samira and Samir comes from this
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| | she does not loose quickly, laughter that
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| land of terror, from beyond Nowshak peaks
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| | will stay with her for a long time.... It
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| and Helmand river, on the wings of wind
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| | is the laughter of a woman... A real
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| that crossed Hindu-Kush mountain range
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| | woman...
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| and passed over Kabul streets.
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| | The entire novel could be told as
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| Siba Shakib is an acclaimed filmmaker and
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| | picturing the identity crisis of a woman
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| international bestselling author. She was
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| | who had to live behind a mask forgetting
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| born in Iran and was brought up in Tehran
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| | herself and her identity as a woman. The
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| attending a German school there. There
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| | moments of self realisation and stages of
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| are a number of documentaries and films
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| | transformation in to womanhood is penned
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| on her credit. During her frequent
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| | so realistically in the novel. Siba has
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| travels through the land of Afghanistan
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| | molded the entire novel in simple present
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| including the territories commanded by
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| | tense which seems added to the beauty of
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| Taliban, she was deeply shaken by the
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| | the words. Samira & Samir is a worthy
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| plight of helpless, discriminated,
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| | fiction to hold near to heart as it has
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| downtrodden Afghanistan women. When she,
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| | the heat of life in it and the sparks of
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| inspirited and initiated by the life of
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| | truth too.
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| Afghan women, penned the real life
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