#gulf
3 stories
خلیج فارس | The Persian Gulf
Dariush Mehraban•2 min read
داستانهایی از سواحل خلیج فارس و مردم جنوب... Stories from the Persian Gulf shores and southern people...
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The Pearl Diver's Daughter | بنت غواص اللؤلؤ
Anastasia Chrome•5 min read
In old Bahrain, pearls meant everything. A merchant's son falls for the diver's daughter—thick, sun-darkened, and utterly forbidden by class.
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The Doha Delay
Anastasia Chrome•3 min read
A flight delay in Doha pairs him with a thick Somali-Qatari businesswoman at the Qatar Airways lounge. She speaks Arabic and Somali equally well—and shows him what Gulf hospitality really means when the night stretches long.
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