Aisha never meant to find the tapes. She only wanted to finish her paper — Traces of Silence — a study of forgotten voices. But what began as research slowly pulls her into the lives of three women — Noor, Laila, and Mariam — each carrying a story the world refused to hear.

In the small towns of Chamali and Shifaabaad, silence grows like dust — in classrooms, kitchens, and hearts. Mariam, a young student caught between obedience and self-worth, begins to lose herself in the shadows of control. Laila teaches about freedom in theory but fears her own voice. And Noor… Noor is a name that lingers like a secret Aisha can’t let go of.

As Aisha tries to untangle their stories, she discovers that saving another is sometimes the only way to save yourself.

Traces of Silence is a story of quiet revolutions — of women who are tired of being good, of silence that aches to be broken, and of the fragile, luminous courage it takes to begin again.