ReviewS

 The variety of perspectives, the carefully observed characters, the sufi-like wisdom, the empathy and humanity of your voice--it all really spoke to me, stirring deep feelings. I love the way the stories are sequenced, everything working together. I love the insight you pack into such short stories, deceptively light, yet filled with layers of meaning. Your work is sure to change and inspire people, inviting different ways of seeing Afghan people and experience.  

 Ariel Nasr, Academy Award–Nominated Filmmaker

“Each character feels not only real, but sacred - like you have shared a part of your being, your heart, and soul with the reader. You remind us that Afghanistan is not a single story. It is not war, or aid statistics, or the headlines that callously erase Afghans. It is life: warm meals, gossip and worry, laughter over tea, stories between fathers and daughters, quiet bravery, the dreams of actors, the humor of dogs, and the weight of hard choices.

Your writing doesn’t just tell stories - it reclaims them. In a world so hungry for authenticity, your work reminds us that empathy begins not with loud declarations, but with listening. May this book continue to reconnect diasporas to their homeland, disrupt the narratives that flatten us, and dignify the beautiful lives too often unseen.” Iranians for Collective Liberation