Who is Cousin Samir from Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood and what is their importance?

Cousin Samir is a young boy who is the son of Fatima's uncle, Samir and Fatima are very close as children and spend a great deal of time together. Samir is eventually expelled from the women's side of the house when several of the adult women note that he's grown past being a child. He admits to Fatima that the men's side of the house is not as much fun as the women's but feels the superiority that comes with having been accepted into that sanctum that is unavailable to the women.