. ▁Later , ▁A dem ▁shows ▁his ▁students ▁a ▁gesture ▁that ▁one ▁can ▁do ▁that ▁also ▁means ▁" S el am ". ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁teachers ' ▁room , ▁A dem ▁is ▁cont empl ating ▁the ▁picture ▁of ▁his ▁pre gn ant ▁wife ▁Mel tem ▁that ▁is ▁stuck ▁in ▁his ▁lo cker . ▁A ▁Miss ▁Ir ina ▁enters ▁and ▁asks ▁A dem ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁talk ▁to ▁Al mir ▁about ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁singing ▁contest ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁the ▁school ▁will ▁hold ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁A dem ▁asks ▁Ir ina ▁if ▁she ▁wants ▁him ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁Al mir ▁since ▁he ▁is ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Al mir ▁is ▁also ▁Muslim . ▁Ir ina ▁explains ▁that ▁that ▁isn ' t ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁the ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁Bos ni ans ▁could ▁not ▁remove ▁Turkish ▁trad itions ▁from ▁their ▁country ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁came ▁saying ▁" S el am ". ▁ ▁Setting : ▁Kab ul , ▁Afghan istan ▁ ▁Ze h ra ▁is ▁teaching ▁her ▁students ▁about ▁the ▁many ▁rivers ▁in ▁Bos nia , ▁not ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁rivers ▁connect , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁thing ▁that ▁connect s ▁these ▁rivers ▁which ▁is ▁" S el am ". ▁ ▁A ▁boy ▁named ▁Sal im ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁decide ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish ▁soldiers , ▁who ▁were ▁guard ing ▁there ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁to ▁have ▁some ▁meat . ▁Sal im ' s ▁family ▁is ▁poor ▁so ▁they ▁cannot ▁have ▁meat , ▁the ▁soldier ▁offers ▁them ▁some ▁meat . ▁Before ▁they ▁can ▁eat