#tripoli
3 stories
The Tripoli Soapmaker | صانعة الصابون الطرابلسية
Anastasia Chrome•4 min read
Her family has made olive oil soap for seven generations. He's the marketing executive who wants to take it global. She teaches him that some things can't be scaled—including desire. 'Rihtik ahla min kil saboun bi hal dini' (ريحتك أحلى من كل صابون بهالدني).
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دَرْسُ اسْمِ المَفْعُولِ | The Lesson of the Passive Participle
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
A prisoner in medieval Tripoli learns the grammar of being acted upon through اسم المفعول, as she discovers the beauty in being the object of love.
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The Blacksmith of Tripoli | حَدّادُ طَرابُلُس
Anastasia Chrome•6 min read
In the fiery forge of a master blacksmith, a noblewoman seeking a custom blade discovers that some metals are forged in passion hotter than any furnace.
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