By analyzing all of the clues, Nayir and Katya found out that Othman was the father of Nouf's baby. Nayir went to talk with Othman and asked him lots of questions; finally, Nayir came to the conclusion that Othman did not Kill Nouf. Going throught the Shrawi property, Nayir found all of Nouf's gems hidden. Nouf did not take all of her treasures when she was going to leave. Someone hid them. Nayir realized that Abir hid the gems and Killed Nouf. At the end, Katya and Nayir became great friends.
How I felt when I discovered that there where many people in Nouf's family who caused her death
Hidden Messages Inside the Book
" 'I found the baby's father' she said. He couldn't help it - he looked. The expression on her face told him everything. Othman" (Ferraris 259). Sometimes, the people you trust in can be really liars. Katya loved Othman, and sadly he was really an infidel. Katya was going to marry Othman, but luckly, she found out the truth about her fiance. It must be very hard for her to overcome this situation. Othman had a very mean behavior and didn't think about how it could affect Katya.
How could Othman be so mean
"You know what's funny? My father didn't want me to marry Othman" (Ferraris 260). Katya's father somehow predicted that Othman was not going to be a good husband. If Katya would have been obedient, maybe she would not have been traspassing this consequences. I am sure this is a really big suffering. By this quote, the author wants to show us that parent's advices are the best.
Why didn't Katya follow his dad's wills
What I learned
This book ended in a really surprising way. The mistery of Nouf got solved. Something that left me with a doubt is: Do people in Muslim families marry their siblings? because Othman was the father of his sister's baby. Other question I have is: at what ages do girls marry in muslim culture? because Nouf was getting married at the age of 15. This book was really impacting and full of surprises.
Katya tested Muhammed's and Eric's DNA. No one matched with the father of Nouf's baby. Katya told Othman and he told her to stop investigating because she could loose her job. She started to get involved in the case so she investigated without Othman's permission. Nayir and Katya found clues in a abandoned zoo, Nouf had been there. Then, in a beach, Nayir found where Nouf hid the things with which she escaped. There was a diary in which she wrote about a man that she was in love with, but she never wrote his name. There was also a bicicle, a map, and more. Nayir decided to take the foot print examiner, Multaq to the zoo and the hiding place.
Hidden Messages Inside the Book
"She hadn't taken the time to look at the printouts, and now it was bothering her. Had either DNA been a match for Nouf's baby? She would have to wait until she got home to find out" (Ferraris 186).
Sometimes, you need to have patience in order to discover things. This quote teaches us that sometimes, there are things you want to find out but you have to wait in order to see them. Katya was probably very impatient because she wanted to solve the mistery. This parts of the book have a very strong message.
How Katya felt when she knew she had to wait a lot.
" 'I've got to meet with Othman briefly. It's about his sister.' Abu eyed her dangerously. 'Why can't you just call him?' 'It's not something I want to tell him on the phone.' " (Ferraris 186). There are some things you have to say face to face and not in the phone. Family issues are very serious. Phone calls are not so formal. It is more respectful to talk about serious things with responsability.
What I Learned
Lots of information was gained during this chapters. Somethings I am curious about are: will something surprising be discovered? I also want to know if the mistery will get solved or if it will let us with suspence. The book is getting really interesting. The characters are getting closer and closer to their objective which is to find an answer to Nouf's dissapearance.
Nayir and Katya got together to solve the case. The both of them tried to find Eric and find out new things. Finally, Nayir find's where Eric is living and talks with him, he says that he has nothing to do with her baby, or her death. Meanwhile, Katya went to visit his fiance's sisters. She went to Nouf's room secretly and inspected it. She found lots of things, and then, Abir, Nouf's sister arrived. She gave Katya a tour throught Nouf's room.
Hidden Messages Inside the Book
"FOLLOWING MISS HIJAZI'S TOYOTA, Nayir wondered what sort of parents she had who would allow her to work in a mixed environment"(Ferraris 135). By "mixed environment" Nayir meant working with men and woman. He is very strict in his religion. Nayir thinks that woman can't do the same things as men. In the whole world, now woman are seen as equals, and there are very few places in which woman are treated as inferiors.
"every Bedouin in creation prided himself on his superior ability to see anything" (Ferraris 145). People think about themselves differently than they really are. Most of the times they don't admit their errors. Nayir thought he had a perfect vision because he was a bedouin but he really had not. People have to accept what they are.
People don't have to pretend being someone else
What I Learned
This part of the story is really important to solve Nouf's case. I believe that really soon answers will start arriving. I infeer that the answers are closer than they think. Nayir and Katya are doing a great investigation process. This book is starting to get interesting.
Nayir keeps searching for clues and he finds Nouf's belongings. Nayir and other people like a man who searched for footprints and once worked in a police station finding thiefs went in an excursion to the dessert, but don't find anything. They searched for clues that showed the reasons why Nouf died. Nayir went to talk with one of the only persons that knew Nouf perfectly, his name was Muhammed; he confessed that Nouf wanted to study in New York and that she planned to go in her honeymoon that was planned to be in New York: she was going to leave her fiance in the hotel and meet Eric (the one who would give her the visa and apartment in New York). She would study in the US and then become a zoo specialist; that was her dream. Qazi (Nouf's Fiance) did not know her very well. They had just talked to each other once and when they where kids. On the other side, the Shrawi family hired a private investigator, she was trying to find clues too and was named Katya. She was Othman's fiance.
Hidden Messages Inside the Book
"I've been doing this for so long, I don't remember the rules anymore. I judge on instinct" (Feerraris 70). With this quote, the author is trying to show us that you only become an expert when you practice a lot. The footprint investigator did this for many years, that is why he never made errors init. He did not follow the rules and just acted by instinct. He made a lot of effort to gain the status of expert.
How I felt when I found out footprint investigators exist.
"He sometimes felt that what his childhood most lacked was the presence of a woman" (Ferraris 75).
This quote shows us that we have to appreciate what we have. Nayir's parents died when he was little. Some people don't notice how lucky they are until they loose everything.
"forgive me. I was supposed to protect her" (Ferraris 99). This quote shows that we have to be responsible. Muhammad did not pay much attention to Nouf so he lost her. Paying attention to people we love is very important.
What I Learned
This part of the book is revealing lots of things about Nouf. The case is starting to make some sense. I thing that deeper in the book, the characters will find out things they did not know. I think there will be lots of surprises. This book is very interesting until now.
In the book "Finding Nouf" Nayir, a bedouin is asked to find a girl from the Shrawi family who got lost days ago. She had 16 years old and was about to get married, one day she went shopping and did not return. Nayir was a great friend of the Shrawi family, so he was asked to help. The family said that she had left with a camel, that's why one animal was not in his cage when she left, they were sure she went to the dessert, otherwise, why sould she steal a camel. Nayir began searching and did not find her. Lots of days went on like this until other people found her body and the camel, who was still alive. Nouf's body was sent to an investigation center. Nayir took Nouf's body to her funeral which was organized by the Shrawi Family. All of Nouf's siblings where in the funeral. Othman, who was her brother, talked with Nayir so he could investigate more. Nayir started to research with an investigator, and they found a bag full of Nouf's things.
I felt curious after hearing Nouf's story. I wanted to know what happened to her and why she escaped
Hidden Messages Inside the Book
"It was hard to imagine that just weeks after the picture was taken she had run away to the dessert, no less, leaving everything behind: a fiance, a luxurious life,a large, happy family. Why? he wondered Nouf was only sixteen. She had a whole life in front of her. And where did she go?" (Ferraris 3). This quote shows us how things can change drastically in a very short time. Nouf had a perfect life, and suddenly she ran away. Why? it's a mystery; but what we can learn about htis is that we have to be grateful for wat we have because things end. This part of the book has 2 messages that the author wants to show us.
"Who discovered she was missing? My mother" (Ferraris 40). This quote shows that moms know their kids very well. The first one noticing that Nouf was missing was mom. Maybe, she was the most worried person in the family along with the dad because the two of them where parents. The message it gives is that your family will always be besides you.
Maybe this is what the author tries to say
"By the way, these are her tings maybe there's a clue in there" (Ferraris 61). This text shows that things are never as they seem. Maybe something that looks as a bag with supplies which Nouf possesed may take to finding out what happened to her. Sometimes, the things that seem small are powerful. This can transform to an important piece of finding Nouf.
What I Learned
This book is full of mystery. I think that in the next pice of the story, the characters will keep finding clues for Nouf's case. The family of the dissapeared girl is very united and always trying to do something about their lost sister. They are brave because eventhought the conclusion they arrive to about Nouf's case can be terrifying, they do it because she was significant to them.
Anne and Peter decided to be just friends. Political news was very good because UK and USA where starting to gain power and attacking. They where being very succesful. The Frank family and the people in hiding where very exited because they might go out of the Annexe. Sadly, on Tuesday, 1 August, 1944 Anne wrote her last letter to Kitty (her diary). On August 4, 1944 a Dutch person told where the people where hiding, he told them about the secret Annexe. They were all sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp where they where separated, that was the last time they saw each other. In October 1944 Anne, Margot, and Mrs. Vaan Daan where sent to another concentration camp in Belsen. Mrs. Frank died there in Jnuary 6 of the same year; Mr. Vaan Daan died gassed, Peter dissapeared. Anne died after Margot because of sickness in March 1945 (the same year) she was still fifteen.
I just wanted to add this video because it's the only existing film images of Anne (she is on a window)
" Now I am getting really hopeful, now things are going well at last. " (Frank 264). This shows that hope is the last thing that remains. Anne did not surrender in all the hiding process. She had very unique and brave characteristics. We have to learn to be as strong as Anne. She was a great example.
Anne was always really happy, she deserved being free
" I never grumbled, never lost my cue, nothing like that" (Frank 225). In all situations the best thing to do is stay calm. Things may be terrible but you have to find the way out. Grumbling is not the way to react to problems. Having a good actitude is helpful in life. You have to be a nice person.
This last section of the book is pretty meaningfull. It gives lots of good messages. Now there is a Anne Frank museum in her commemoration. Anne's story really surprised people. It got into their minds and it still teaches people all around the world.
Anne fell in love with Peter Vaan Daan. In April 15, 1944 Peter gave Anne her first kiss. There was scarce food, they had to eat rotten boiled lettuce. Lots of people had to go to jale because of helping Jewish people. This family does not understand why does war exist because it only damages the world. This family tried to stay always cheerful and Anne kept seeing Peter.
How I felt when so much things happened at the same time
" Vegetables are still very difficult to obtain: we had rotten boiled lettuce this afternoon"(Frank 222).
This shows that we have to apreciate the things we have. Most of the kids hate vegetables but, others don't have anything to eat. Even thought the food was bad, the people in hiding did not complain. We have to be very thankful. We have to be strong.
" For a long time I haven't had any idea of what I was working for any more; the end of the war is so terribly far away, so unreal, like a fairytale" (Frank 196). Maybe before war, Anne wished for toys; but now, she knows what really matters. This girl has become very strong during the hiding process. Sometimes she thinks about the possibility of war not finishing and she is not affraid. Bravery can help people in their lifes, Anne was not always scared, she was almost always happy.
How I want Anne to stay
This diary entries are maybe the most influential parts of the book. Anne lives for her last 2 years of life in the Annexe and in this section, she describes the most important things. During the war and hiding, Anne has changed a lot. She now loves nature, is very mature and understands life values.
