Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah

by

Alana Valentine

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Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah Characters

Shafana

Shafana is a young Muslim woman living and studying in Australia. She and her family fled Kabul, Afghanistan in 1989, during the Afghan Civil War. Shafana was 14 at the time, and she quickly gained… read analysis of Shafana

Aunt Sarrinah

Aunt Sarrinah is a Muslim woman living in Australia. Like her niece Shafana, she is originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, which she was forced to flee in 1989 because of the Afghan Civil War. When… read analysis of Aunt Sarrinah