7 stories
The Damascene Rose | الوردة الدمشقية
A perfumer in Damascus before the war. A journalist documenting its last days. Their brief encounter becomes permanent memory.
دَرْسُ المَفْعُولِ المُطْلَقِ | The Lesson of the Absolute Object
A dancer in Damascus learns the art of emphasis and intensity through المفعول المطلق, as her movements speak louder than any words.
دَرْسُ الفَاعِلِ | The Lesson of the Subject
A traveling scholar meets a widow in Damascus who wishes to learn grammar. Their lessons on the subject of sentences become lessons in desire.
The Calligrapher's Widow of Damascus | أَرْمَلَةُ الخَطّاطِ في دِمَشْق
A tale of forbidden desire where a master calligrapher's voluptuous widow finds unexpected passion with his former student who returns to claim both his teacher's art and his wife.
The Hammam Guardian of Damascus | حارِسَةُ الحَمّامِ في دِمَشْق
In the steaming baths of Damascus, the voluptuous guardian of the women's hammam discovers heated passion with a mysterious visitor whose identity remains hidden behind veils of steam.
The Merchant's Daughter of Damascus | بِنْتُ التّاجِرِ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ
In the perfumed souks of Damascus, a voluptuous merchant's daughter discovers passion with a mysterious silk trader from the East.
The Silk Merchant's Daughter of Damascus | ابْنَةُ تَاجِرِ الحَرِيرِ في دِمَشْق
In the fragrant souks of Umayyad Damascus, a wealthy merchant's daughter discovers passion with a mysterious fabric dyer whose hands carry the colors of desire.