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Bcharreh Gibran Spirit | روح جبران في بشري

She curates the Gibran Museum in his hometown of Bcharreh. He's the scholar writing Gibran's definitive biography. Between prophet and poet, they write their own scripture. 'Inti el kitab el maftouh' (أنتِ الكتاب المفتوح).

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The Azhari Scholar | عالمة الأزهر

Anastasia Chrome•2 min read

She teaches Islamic jurisprudence at Al-Azhar. He's the Western academic studying her interpretation. Between texts, they write their own story.

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The Islamic Bookshop | مكتبة الكتب الإسلامية

Anastasia Chrome•3 min read

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.

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The Islamic Finance Director | مديرة التمويل الإسلامي

Anastasia Chrome•3 min read

She runs the Islamic finance division of a major bank. He's the scholar who certifies their products as halal. Their professional disputes become personal.

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Béni Abbès Blessing

Yasmina Khadra•2 min read

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.

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Ivory Tower

Layla Al-Rashid•3 min read

University president Noor transforms Saudi higher education. When visiting scholar Thomas challenges her methods, academic debate becomes personal thesis. 'Al 'ilm nur' (العلم نور) - Knowledge is light.

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The Manuscript Keeper's Daughter of Pate | Binti wa Mweka Hati wa Pate | بِنْتُ حافِظِ المَخْطوطاتِ في باتي

Anastasia Chrome•10 min read

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.

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The Quran Reciter's Secret of Siyu | سِرُّ مُقْرِئِ القُرْآنِ في سِيو

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

In the scholarly town of Siyu, a revered Quran reciter finds himself entrapped by the charms of a wealthy widow who seeks private lessons.

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دَرْسُ الضَّمَائِرِ المُنْفَصِلَةِ | The Lesson of Separate Pronouns

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A judge's wife secretly studies grammar with a young scholar, learning separate pronouns through dialogues that become increasingly personal.

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دَرْسُ الفَاعِلِ | The Lesson of the Subject

Anastasia Chrome•6 min read

A traveling scholar meets a widow in Damascus who wishes to learn grammar. Their lessons on the subject of sentences become lessons in desire.

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The Forbidden Library of Cordoba | المَكْتَبَةُ المُحَرَّمَةُ في قُرْطُبَة

Anastasia Chrome•5 min read

A scholar seeking ancient texts finds herself entangled with the mysterious guardian of Cordoba's most forbidden collection, where knowledge and passion intertwine.

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The Judge's Widow of Kairouan | أَرْمَلَةُ القَاضِي في القَيْرَوَان

Anastasia Chrome•4 min read

A powerful widow known for her piety by day harbors burning desires fulfilled by a young scholar of sacred law, blurring the lines between sacred and profane.

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The Scholar of Baghdad | عالِمُ بَغْداد

Anastasia Chrome•8 min read

A tale of forbidden knowledge and desire in the House of Wisdom, where a young scribe discovers more than ancient texts in the arms of a mysterious scholar.

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