BLOOD BEFORE CROWN

*This is not about a throne. It's about two brothers.Every family has a Yusuf - who prays, judges fast, hides his shame.Every family has a Khalid - who hustles, runs away, hides his fear.I wrote BLOOD BEFORE CROWN because I was tired of stories where princes are perfect. I wanted princes in torn kaftans, barefoot, sitting under a mango tree, with a horse that chooses better than kingmakers.Kafin-Birni is not on Google Map. But if you know a town where Government House wants the quarry, where Waziri uses 1 million to buy fridge, where f*******: kills faster than sword - you know Kafin-Birni.If you cried for Amir, if you forgave Sarah, if you loved Dogo the horse more than the Governor - thank you for reading. You kept this tree alive..