Jamila’s Habibi By Sashini Manikandan
1: Hazar Turns Seven
It was a very exciting day for Hazar — it was his most anticipated day of the year. It was even more special this year as it fell on the weekend — he was
turning seven! He was daydreaming about his visit to Jad and Jada’s. His father prodded him awake and Hazar saw the tall buildings were replaced by huge sand dunes and the blurred silhouette of the mountains. Hazar lived in the city because both of his parents worked there and had found a good school for Hazar too. He was an only child and always longed for the week to end so that he could visit his grandparents. He enjoyed visiting
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