Rhonda
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Nadia Hashimi:
How does it affect a child psychologically, do you think, to go from a boy to a girl?
Nadia Hashimi
We are giving a lot more thought to gender today than we ever have in the past. I think the transition from boy to girl affects individuals differently. For each person, there are so many variables involved that it's hard to assign it one experience. Is he identifying as a girl or a boy? What age is he? Is his family supportive of or helpful in the transition? What country or context does he live in? Then there are the more individual factors. Two people can go through the same experience and have totally different outcomes. I do think, though, that any gender transition has the potential to be extremely difficult on a child because they are in various stages of establishing identity and moving from one gender to another in any country has significant challenges. These are kids who are at risk for anxiety, gender dysphoria or other issues.
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Jessica
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Nadia Hashimi:
I read When the Moon is Low about 2 weeks ago, and subsequently devoured The Pearl That Broke It's Shell this week. Something I picked up on when I started Pearl is Shekiba's father Ismail being a master of of cultivating his land, much as Fereiba's father is with his orchard in Moon. I see other similarities between these men as I got to know their characters....did you think of them similarly as you were writing?
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