Dev R

I've known Osman all my life and so much of what is written in fiction. 1. Osman is not from Afghanistan, he's from the same village as me in the Chach area of Pakistan. I'm not sure why he pushes his afgan roots when they don't exist. 2. His mum was not a seamstress. She was a lovely women; my mum spoke about her fondly, but she did not sew or design clothes for the community. she was a great cook though 3. The way my community is portrayed shows a one sided view that doesn't reflect the diversity of our culture; everyone seems to be a wife beater which is far from the truth, and the evolution we saw in the 80s and 90s from a village life to a new integrated British/Pakistani culture is completely down played. I was really disappointed with how religion and the hijab is portrayed as something that holds women back We see many successful women in our community and the wider society that are hijab wearing out of choice. Theres a lot of drama and I'm sure many will love reading it but is should be portrayed as fictional writing, loosly inspired by his childhood. why make up stories to make your life more interesting then it is.