Sitti knows that modern-day wars are fought over simple things, like the length and fit of a shirt–the shorter the sleeve, the greater the misfortune. Many times she wants to ask the one-hundred-year-old fig tree in the village center what it is like to be born from nothing and grow into something. She wants to know what it is like to bear fruit every year and not expect anything in return. She wants to know what it is like to be respected for what she could give–no more and no less. . Sadiqua Hamdan
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