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The Current Jew

Author: Ali Al-Muqri

7,00 د.ا

A novel that presents the struggles of identity, religion, and love in a society rife with prejudice and division.

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Description

Fatima used to recite the Quran to Salem, a young Jewish man, and teach him Arabic. He used to teach her Hebrew. They fell in love, but it was a forbidden love amidst the conflict between Jews and Muslims in the Yemeni village of Raydah.
They moved on, ignoring the dissenting voices. They settled in Sana’a, where another journey of confrontation began…
A powerful love novel that transports the reader to the atmosphere of conflict that Yemen experienced in the eighteenth century.