Dear Afrin:

You took the path less travelled, and I am impressed. The fact that your sister lives in the UK, not in an all Islamic country, and the fact that she will be attending university in which she will have more exposure to life outside the tight community where she now lives, do hold some possibilities. So I can see more reason for hope on your part.

Parents who discourage independence in their children have huge power over their children way into adulthood, and that power cannot and should not … be underestimated.

anita