Mother of vows

Mother of Vows, a narration of that child in his first confrontation with life outside his home. The world of the book where Sheikh Zaki, who teaches children, and his main tool in teaching: rods of varying lengths. It is a symbol of the process of taming. Places whose names he has always heard, and their influences on society: Mother of Vows, Sheikh Mujib, Sheikh Darwish, the river, death, marginalized community figures... a fierce overwhelming fear, faced by the child Samih from his first touches of society, that fear which makes everyone subject to powers, legends, and illusions that render them unable to confront, so they turn into like his mother submissive to her husband, as well as that woman who writes amulets or prepares bitter medicines like aloes. The narration of Mother of Vows, from the first writings of Abdul Rahman Munif, as if it is the beginning of his long path, starting with what the childhood phase stored. "That Vows, this sacred tree, until now, if women sit in the courtyards of houses, during summer and autumn days, a wind from the west blows carrying the scent of humidity, each woman breathes in the scent of Mother of Vows, closes her eyes, and wishes!" Number of pages: 224 Year of publication: 2019 Publisher: Dar Al-Tanweer for Publishing and Distribution