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At fifteen, Samina left everything she knew in Pakistan - her home, her language, her dreams-to follow her new husband to a country she had never seen. England was supposed to offer a better life. Instead, it became a place of hidden wounds and unanswered cries.
As she stepped into a cold, unfamiliar house in Bradford in 1994, the world outside seemed full of promise: quiet streets, tall trees, stone houses. But inside, behind the curtains that never seemed to open, Samina faced a life of control, isolation, and abuse-a life that no one saw, and no one asked about.
Forced into silence by culture, fear, and duty, Samina's voice was buried beneath tradition and shame. Her husband worked long hours as a taxi driver. Her in-laws watched her every move. And her own brother, married into the same family-was no source of comfort. Even her new home, filled with relatives, felt like a prison.
This is the untold story of a girl who was expected to obey, but who quietly endured far more than anyone imagined. Through stolen moments of hope, invisible scars, and the weight of silence, Behind Closed Curtains is a powerful portrait of a woman's journey-not just to survive, but to begin reclaiming herself.