Qais Ghanem's Blog - Posts Tagged "relations"

Qais Ghanem In reading TWO BOYS FROM ADEN COLLEGE, I had to delve deeply into the personality of the author, the physician, the man because everyone who excels has his own special personality which leaves its finger prints on his creations, however much he tries to avoid that. For in the end he is only human. That is why I enjoyed reading his book, and learning so much about his personality, his intelligence, his aspirations, his achievements, as well as his failures.

This is a wonderful story which would make very enjoyable reading for western as well as eastern readers; for it explains in simple and calm dialogue, many of the false assumptions and misconceptions of both groups about each other, including those pertaining to religion, faith, relations and culture. But it specifically describes the failures of Yemeni society, which should become apparent to those who will read it.
As a Muslim Yemeni woman, I found myself living the lives of the characters in the novel, as if I was there, in their midst. The author, like an accomplished artist, painted pictures of cities and countries which I have never visited, and yet I found myself smelling the smoke in their air, and the sweetness of their flowers, and looking into the souls of some heartless fiends among their people. This is a story with profound meaning, for those who want to dive into the depths of people’s lives. It offers lessons to those who wish to learn from the cumulative experience of a modest physician. Professor Qais Ghanem: you have truly excelled, and twinkled like a bright star with this novel. Please accept my special greetings.

Mrs. Tahani Shihab, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates