Word: thralldom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Allah's children. As Gibreel and Saladin try to make their afflicted ways through contemporary London, a fascinating tapestry unfurls behind them. This backdrop contains vivid scenes -- among them, the subjugation of an immense subcontinent and ancient cultures by an upstart island, and the upheavals that result when this thralldom is abruptly ended. But the history is parceled out in telling, individual details, people and places caught up in a grand design of which they are innocent and that, in the long run, may turn out to be simply chaos...