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“I guess I was just a child and did my best to play, despite the worry and sorrow in my family. I remember the way Mama Jan used to put the burqa on, as it was really heavy, so heavy that she may collapse under its weight. And one day I asked her if she needed help because the burqa seemed to be very heavy. She looked at me with very sad eyes and murmured that yes, wearing it was very heavy. I didn’t understand the meaning of her words back then, but I do now.”

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“There are families who marry their daughters off, or sell them to work as prostitutes, so they can buy things like a television.” I can‟t believe this. Grandpa seems to read my mind because he smiles, but it‟s a sad smile. He then whispers: “I can‟t comprehend either. How could we? But it‟s not for us to judge these people. We don‟t live their lives. We can‟t really know their struggles, nor completely understand their ways of life, their culture and traditions.”

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