I grew up and forgot to forget - Arab House for Science Publishers

They always told me: you grow up and forget. When my parents died, when I did not die, when the world was too much and I was alone. When I was forced to enter the girls' college, to preserve my modesty. When he proposed to me to a friend for marriage, to preserve my modesty. When I tore the covers of my books to protect them from burning. When I wrote my first poem under a box of tissues while trembling with fear. When he pulled me by my hijab on my first poetic morning.. when my brother finally slapped me. They all told me: you grow up and forget. The problem is that I grew up and did not forget, I grew up and forgot to forget.. For the best-selling books, click here