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Word: allel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1971-1971
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...hero and heroine are Omar ben Allel and his wife Dawia, who live with six of their children in three rooms in a ramshackle section of the city. The key child is their daughter, Khadija, her parents' "most negotiable piece of property." As a 13-year-old virgin, she should fetch a handsome bride price -but then she is abducted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Arabesque | 1/4/1971 | See Source »

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