“Where is Musa?” | Aeon

“It’s not the sorrow for this boy that will kill me—it’s the venom of people’s tongues.”

Where is Musa? by Zahedeh, translated from Dari by Zubair Popalzai, is a gripping story about a mentally disabled young man, mocked as a Madman, who dares to resist the Taliban. Brutalized by a soldier, Musa not only retaliates but taunts the troops as a stunned crowd looks on in horror.

Where is Musa? by Paranda writer Zahedeh, translated from Dari by Zubair Popalzai.

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