9 stories
Saida Sea Castle | قلعة صيدا البحرية
She preserves manuscripts in Saida's old library. He's the rare book dealer who arrives with a suspicious collection. Between crumbling pages, they uncover truths worth protecting. 'Inti akthar min ay ktab' (أنتِ أكثر من أي كتاب).
The Islamic Art Dealer | تاجرة الفن الإسلامي
She sells Islamic manuscripts to billionaires. He's the collector who wants more than illuminated pages. Their negotiations become intimate.
The Islamic Bookshop | مكتبة الكتب الإسلامية
A rare Islamic texts dealer in Cairo. A scholar who needs what only she can find. Their search for manuscripts becomes a search for something more.
Béni Abbès Blessing
Aïcha preserves ancient manuscripts at Béni Abbès' desert library. When scholar Henrik arrives digitizing endangered texts, she shows him that some wisdom resists pixels. 'El 'ilm f'el waraq' (العلم في الورق) - Knowledge is in the paper.
Library Love
Librarian Amina digitizes ancient manuscripts at King Abdullah Library. When technologist Chen develops her archival systems, preservation becomes personal. 'Al kutub tuwaththiq al hubb' (الكتب توثق الحب) - Books document love.
Souq Secrets
Antique dealer Jamila runs a shop in Riyadh's old souq. When collector Hassan seeks rare manuscripts, he finds treasure of a different kind. 'Al qeema al haqiqiya ma tat'allan' (القيمة الحقيقية ما تتعلن) - True value isn't advertised.
The Manuscript Keeper's Daughter of Pate | Binti wa Mweka Hati wa Pate | بِنْتُ حافِظِ المَخْطوطاتِ في باتي
In the ancient island of Pate, a voluptuous woman who guards her father's precious manuscripts surrenders to the young scholar who comes seeking forbidden knowledge.
Tlemcen Treasure
Amina restores ancient manuscripts at Tlemcen's historic library. When historian Djamel arrives researching his family's past, she helps him uncover treasures in dusty pages—and in each other. 'El 'ilm nour' (العلم نور) - Knowledge is light.
دَرْسُ الإِضَافَةِ | The Lesson of the Possessive Construction
A librarian in Baghdad teaches a visiting nobleman the possessive construction through whispered lessons among ancient manuscripts.