Distant View of a Minaret

Alifa Rifaat

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1. She returned to the living room and poured out the coffee for herself. She was surprised at how calm she was.


2. “Isn’t it better, when he returns, for your father to find himself with a legitimate son [rather] than an illegitimate grandson?”


3. “Daughter, I’m not crying now because I’m fed up or regret that the Lord created me a woman. No, it’s not that. It’s just that I’m sad about my life and my youth that have come and gone without my knowing how to live them really and truly as a woman.”


4. “Only blood,” he said, “washes dishonor clean.”


5. “Father, you gave me a real beating tonight.”


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