Far Away [Part 8] – Refugees At The Gate

The only thing that gave me some trouble was the Arabic pronunciation of the words in the salat and the Quran. Once, when I went looking for my father in town, I found him passed out on the floor of a saloon while a man played a crude song for coins, his voice loud and uneven, the notes slurred together with laughter and drink. The question of providing for the refugees was overshadowed the very next day, however, when a band of six rough and dangerous looking men entered the gate without permission and marched right up to the door.

Author: Wael Abdelgawad

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