When Amal asks her, she replies: “'Do you think I don't have freedom? I feel free. I have my home, my life and I am happy'” (Abdel-Fattah 331). Gulchin gets tired and tells Amal that if she talks to Leila, to tell her that if she comes back she can go to school and they won't discuss marriage; she's compromising and that's something Amal never thought she'd do. At this point Amal realizes that "her love for Leila seems no less than my mother's love for me" (Abdel-Fattah 333). Amal recognizes that she only tried to separate Leila and her mother instead of trying to see things from Leila's mother's point of view and bring them together. No, Amal doesn't think Leila's mother was right, but she realizes her mistakes and knows what to ask for forgiveness for. All of this happens right around the time of Ramadan, and I think this is crucial because Amal has finally recognized that she has been too judgmental and has taken time to reflect on