Ayaan
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
AYAAN began her rebellion in a cinema. This was in the late 1980s when she was living in Kenya as the child of a refugee family.
Then in her teens, Ayaan fell in love with a young man whom she secretly called Yussuf. But her family considered this relationship wrong. Dating was forbidden to Muslim girls.
So there in the dark Ayaan found a way to get close to Yussuf. They held hands. But her heart pounded with emotion and guilt. And all the while,
...
Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.
For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More