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English Writings
East West
Short story by Luay Abdul-Ilah
(1)
The famous paradox of Zeno of Elea states that, in order for Achilles’ arrow to fly from point A to point B,…
Compatriots
Short story by Luay Abdul-Ilah
(1)
I only got that job thanks to the sheer chance which made me pick the Evening Standard from one of…
Snake’s Secret*
Whenever anyone expressed their admiration for her ever renewable beauty my aunt would say, “With this handbag I’ll conquer old age forever.” No one…
Secret
Short story by Luay Abdul-Ilah
“I will tell you an important secret that will turn your lives upside down,” Hadi said in a serious voice which made…
Deception
Short story by Luay Abdul-Ilah
Whenever my sisters and I exchange memories of our childhood, I get the sensation of having been part of a story that…
Delusion
Short story by Luay Abdul-Ilah
Her voice was soft and trembling with childlike delight, when she whispered in his ear: “wake up Mustapha, we’re…
Brook & Son
Short story by Luay Abdul-Ilah
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I had never imagined, as I pushed through the revolving door, that I was about to enter a fantastical world as…
The Ice Guard
Short story by Luay Abdul-Ilah
Doubts in the reality of what happened that night still seduced us whenever we met, and when one of us recalled its…
My Father’s Paradise
My Father’s Paradise: a Son’s Search for his his Family’s Past By Ariel Sabar, Reviewed by Luay Abdul-Ilah ,Algonquin Books, 2009. £9.99
American…