Letter from school principal to Safi's parents July 12th Dear Parents colleges that we are The government has told all schools and not allowed to teach your children in the future. We have also had to take all books in your language away from the school library have ask you to keep your children away from this school to until the situation changes I advise you to do this, as it is for your children's own safety. I understand that this is very worrying news, but all schools in this part of the country now have to follow these rules If I receive any further news, I will contact you again. Sincerely, The Principal Safi's diary July 15th Mom and Dad got a letter from the principal today. Dad opened it at breakfast and his face was very serious as he read it to us. I asked Mom where the books were now. She said that they were probably burned. I thought she was joking, but something in her voice told me she was not surely people would not burn books? That does not feel right. Nothing does. I wish Id listened more carefully to the principal when he was talking to us all last month. I think this might be something to do with history and religion. I know it's about politics. For some reason the government does not like our language, but I really do not understand why Still, the good thing is that I will not have to go to school for a while! More time to daydream and write my poems and maybe play with Zoe again. Yes! But Mom told me that Zoe will