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Although many people feel depressed when they see him, (because he reminds them of death, the afterlife, and prayers.
The Wedding of Zein (1968)
Where does the lamplight end? How does the darkness begin? And does it matter?
The Wedding of Zein (1968)
Haneen is often seen traveling around with no possessions, food, or people for he is “a pious man wholly dedicated to his religious devotions,”
The Wedding of Zein (1968)
To the people, he is not a person, but an institution
The Wedding of Zein (1968)
The human world is a “boiling cauldron” that cannot be defined precisely ― it is a dynamic fluid with smooth gradation within, at the same time integral and turbulent, and both known and unknown to itself.
The Wedding of Zein (1968)
...the Imam is revered and followed by only the more traditional villagers. To most young men and the influential “gang,” the Imam is “a necessary evil"
The Wedding of Zein (1968)