Muslim Family Secrets and Forbidden Lust - A Taboo Incestuous Affair Some Useful words to know before you read the story: Hijab- A head covering worn in public by some Muslim women. Essentially a scarf. Burqa- A outer garment worn by some Muslim women that covers their whole body when in public. Kuffar- Arabic for "Non-believer". Quran- The religious text of Islam. Imam- spiritual leader of the mosque and Muslim community (essentially a priest). Shalwar- are loose pajama like trousers, worn traditionally by some women of South Asian and Afghanistan/Central Asian decent. Usually worn with a Kameez, which is a long shirt or tunic. Niqab- A veil worn by some Muslim women. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3 "I better go up and check on those two," thought Afsana as she walked up the stairs. She had sent her nephew Javed up to check on his mother and bring her down so she could eat something. Afsana was worried that they might have gotten in to a fight like they usually do. But she prayed that they weren't because they needed each other right now, it was the only way both of them could cope with Ali's (Javed's father) death. Afsana had never seen her sister Farhana so distraught before, her sister had always seemed so strong. Some would call her sister head-strong or stubborn, especially when it came to religion. Unlike the rest of the family which had assimilated in to the country fairly well and excepting that things were different here than back home. But they hadn't forgotten the roots neither there religious beliefs but Farhana had always been rather "fanatical" about Islam. In her younger day's she would wear the niqab with her black burqa everywhere whether it was in public or in private but she eventually stopped wearing a niqab when she turned 18 or so, which Afsana suspected had something to do with her sister being called a "ninja" all the time. Her sister had learned the Quran by the age of 8, where as Afsana was nearly 16 by the time she had learned it. Despite that her sister recently began taking extra lessons from the local Imaam, he refused to come to the house and take part in the mourning prayers or pay his respects. This had puzzled Afsana a lot; after all it's his duty as the spiritual leader of the community to pay his respects. …but everything was about to change
