| On the other hand, Ichamd's professor is Menachem Sharon, a name Palestinians know very well | Ichmad is a genius, and he manages to get a scholarship at the Hebrew University, and continues his success in life surrounded by family and friends, both Palestinians and Israelis |
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| It just felt like the author tried to add all events in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict even though sometimes it is not necessary | Her smile transformed the bitterness we have into some hope of helping more children |
On one hand, I find no sense in Ichmad, as a Palestinian who suffered a lot accepting that, and Israel itself promoting a Palestinian to become advanced in science worldwide! Ayah is a young Palestinian girl in high school.
23| Ayah told me about Kabalan, the 14 surgeries she went through, and her journey from home to Amman, Frankfurt, and then to Houston | In brief, the book follows the life of Ahmad or as known in the book as Ichmad who comes from a poor Palestinian family |
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| We see this professor at the beginning of the book as a strong opponent to Arabs and Palestinians, and he hates them so much, that he was not willing to accept Ichmad as a student of his despite the fact the he is a genius | " It raised questions about the origin of this name in the novel |
Her smile reminds you of the clear sky in Palestine and the real colors of earth.
28| I salute the author's efforts, but would say that she should be careful when writing about such an important part in history | This book motivates you to read it till the end, but unfortunately, has a number of faults and story lines that just do not make any sense, and make the book look like a fairy tale rather than a novel depicting a long time conflict and actually a very serious one |
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| First of all, let's look at the naming of characters in the book | Ayah showed me her pictures with the wonderful host family taking care of her, and she shared with me the memories sh'll carry back home |
And I felt sad because this was suggested by a Palestinian who suffered in the past because of Israel, and for Palestinians, or at least most of them, the idea of keeping the land is more important than peace with the Israelis.
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