6 stories
دَرْسُ المَفْعُولِ لِأَجْلِهِ | The Lesson of Purpose
A healer in medieval Cairo learns to express purpose and motivation through المفعول لأجله, as she discovers the true reasons behind a warrior's visit.
The Falconer of the Sultan | صَقّارُ السُّلْطان
In the royal hunting grounds, a master falconer captures more than prey when the Sultan's neglected sister seeks refuge from palace intrigue in his humble tent.
The Glassblower's Muse of Aleppo | مُلْهِمَةُ صَانِعِ الزُّجَاجِ في حَلَب
A master glassblower creates vessels of impossible beauty, each one shaped by the curves of the mysterious woman who visits his workshop at midnight.
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 Mamluk's Forbidden Love of Alexandria | حُبُّ المَمْلُوكِ المُحَرَّمُ في الإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة
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.
The Slave Girl Who Became Queen | الجارِيَةُ التي صارَتْ مَلِكَة
In the Mamluk courts of Egypt, a voluptuous slave girl rises from the harem to become a queen by capturing the heart of the Sultan with her wit and her passionate body.