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دَرْسُ أَدَوَاتِ النَّصْبِ | The Lesson of Subjunctive Particles

A shipbuilder in Alexandria learns the grammar of purpose and negation through أدوات النصب, as hopes and fears are expressed on a voyage of desire.

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The Bookbinder's Apprentice of Alexandria | مُتَدَرِّبُ المُجَلِّدِ في الإسْكَنْدَرِيَّة

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

In the great library city, a master bookbinder's voluptuous daughter teaches a young apprentice the art of binding—both books and hearts.

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The Mamluk's Forbidden Love of Alexandria | حُبُّ المَمْلُوكِ المُحَرَّمُ في الإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة

Anastasia Chrome•4 min read

A Circassian Mamluk warrior, sold into slavery and raised to power, discovers freedom in the arms of a Greek merchant's widow in the ancient city of Alexandria.

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