I Will Not Live in My Father’s Shadow

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“Believe me, my father is a role model for all of us. My brother, Abdel Salam, grew up wanting to be self-reliant, just as my father was. He went through several attempts, failing in all of them, but he remained determined to be independent. Despite his failures, he didn’t ask to be just a son to my father, the son of the employer. Instead, he traveled to Europe, lived there, and it was said that he succeeded. I said calmly, as if confronting her with the bitter reality, ‘But your brother, Abdel Wahab, hasn’t succeeded and hasn’t been able to become anything yet.'”