The story has potential, describing an illicit love affair between a young man and woman in Muslim Saudi Arabia. It casts an interesting light on their society- such as the exploitation of young boys in a world that forbids unmarried men and women to be seen together. It also touches on how the Q...
Why did he want to become a religious policeman all of a sudden? I had no answer. After Basil had left with the chief religious policeman I asked the iman about Basil’s decision to join the religious police, but all he said was that Basil was a blessed man and that he must have thought he c...
