Remember the two jealous brothers who got turned into dogs? We now learn that a similar story underlies the mistreatment of the black bitches. Maybe the jinnis have to follow magical best practice guidelines over jealousy. The maltreated black bitches are the beautiful lady of the house’s beautiful full sisters (while the doorkeeper and the housekeeper are [...]
Archive for October, 2010
A dangerous bargain
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Harun al-Rashid, jealousy, jinni, mother-in-law, Night 18 on October 14, 2010 | 11 Comments »
A book wrapped in satin
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holy books, interfaith dialogue, Montaigne, Night 17, religious discrimination on October 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I am, of course, as keen to discover what lies behind the mysterious mistreatment of the two black dogs in the house of the three beautiful sisters as Harun al-Rashid himself, Commander of the Faithful, Caliph of Baghdad (I’ll spare you all his other honorifics), to whom the mistress of the house is now relating [...]
