The Harafish
The third tale of the Harafish epic: Sulayman, Ashur's grandson, inherits the headship of the alley, but comfort and a marriage into wealth lead him away from his grandfather's covenant, and his family is torn between two brothers, a forbidden love and bars of every kind.
Age rating: Ages 16 and up. Content notes: Domestic violence, fights, drinking and romantic suggestion.
Volume 3 / 10·Next volume: Fourth tale: The Hunted
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Text source: Hindawi Foundation
Review draft. The art is AI-generated and may contain mistakes in faces or details.
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Characters
Sulayman al-Nagi
Boss of the alley, Ashur’s grandson
Fathiya
His first wife, Atris’s sister
Saniya Hanim al-Samari
His second wife, the flour merchant’s daughter
Bakr
His elder son, a wealthy merchant
Khidr
His younger son, the traveller
Radwana
Bakr’s beautiful wife
Atris
His friend and brother-in-law, later the boss
Ibrahim al-Shobakshi
Radwana’s brother and Khidr’s agent
Said al-Fiqi
The sheikh of the alley
Haj Radwan al-Shobakshi
A wealthy perfume merchant, Radwana’s father