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I grew up in Herat, Afghanistan
I currently live in
Herat, Afghanistan
I was raised in Persian. (languages)
I read and write in English, Persian. (languages)
I write Poetry, Prose. (genres)
I write for
friends.
Reason why I write: In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, where the doors of schools are closed to me, I have found no better way than writing
My favourite authors are Humaira Qaderi, Mohammad Asif Soltanzadeh, Hamed Ebrahimpour, Kafka, Hemingway, Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood.
My favourite stories on The GOAT PoL include Samasimba: Life Journey (Chapter 2 Part 1) , Diary of a Daughter , A Place to Breathe , A Child the Grave Couldn’t Keep ,
My favourite subject(s) to write about include The subjects I enjoy narrating the most are war, poverty, and deprivation. These are the issues that have shaped my life and the lives of my peers—we are living through them. And what could be better than writing about lived experience?.
The most difficult part I find about writing is The most difficult part of writing for me is putting the subject into words.
Most rewarding moment as a writer for me is My grandmother is illiterate. She always picks up my books and tries to read the words, but most of the time she is unsuccessful. In such moments, she asks me to write on her behalf. She narrates a story from her own past. I give wings to those stories, write them down, and later read them back to my grandmother. She sits, listens, and after reading each word, I see how completely she becomes immersed in the words and the story. Those moments are what make me fall in love with writing and are my most rewarding experience as a writer.
Bio:
The only difference that sets me apart from being like everyone else is my writing. I create worlds and live within the worlds I have created. In these worlds, I am a writer, I have grown, I have succeeded, I have published books, and everywhere I go, people read me and marvel at the words I have written.
But in the dark reality,
I am Sama, a fifteen-year-old girl who was in seventh grade. I wanted to study English, finish school, become a writer, and travel. Now, however, I sit under Taliban rule and watch the world.
That's it!
Work Published on The GOAT PoL
September 18, 2026Narrator: Part Two
February 5, 2026Narrator: Part One
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I grew up in Herat, Afghanistan
I currently live in Herat, Afghanistan
I was raised in Persian. (languages)
I read and write in English, Persian. (languages)
I write Poetry, Prose. (genres)
I write for friends.
Reason why I write: In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, where the doors of schools are closed to me, I have found no better way than writing
My favourite authors are Humaira Qaderi, Mohammad Asif Soltanzadeh, Hamed Ebrahimpour, Kafka, Hemingway, Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood.
My favourite stories on The GOAT PoL include Samasimba: Life Journey (Chapter 2 Part 1) , Diary of a Daughter , A Place to Breathe , A Child the Grave Couldn’t Keep ,
My favourite subject(s) to write about include The subjects I enjoy narrating the most are war, poverty, and deprivation. These are the issues that have shaped my life and the lives of my peers—we are living through them. And what could be better than writing about lived experience?.
The most difficult part I find about writing is The most difficult part of writing for me is putting the subject into words.
Most rewarding moment as a writer for me is My grandmother is illiterate. She always picks up my books and tries to read the words, but most of the time she is unsuccessful. In such moments, she asks me to write on her behalf. She narrates a story from her own past. I give wings to those stories, write them down, and later read them back to my grandmother. She sits, listens, and after reading each word, I see how completely she becomes immersed in the words and the story. Those moments are what make me fall in love with writing and are my most rewarding experience as a writer.
Bio:
The only difference that sets me apart from being like everyone else is my writing. I create worlds and live within the worlds I have created. In these worlds, I am a writer, I have grown, I have succeeded, I have published books, and everywhere I go, people read me and marvel at the words I have written. But in the dark reality, I am Sama, a fifteen-year-old girl who was in seventh grade. I wanted to study English, finish school, become a writer, and travel. Now, however, I sit under Taliban rule and watch the world. That's it!
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