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Hadi’s friend and business partner is killed in a terrorist attack. This event marks a turning point in Hadi’s life, as it leads the junk dealer to alternate between bouts of cheerfulness with dark periods of depression and aggression. Nahem is a peaceful, devout Muslim who accepts Hadi’s dissolute lifestyle with great tolerance, without forcing his friend to follow Muslim prohibitions, such as the interdiction to drink. In this way, Nahem reveals his openness to a variety of religious behaviors and his dedication to friendship. This open-mindedness makes the irony of his death all the more striking: Nahem dies in a terrorist attack against a religious institution in the city. This tragic death highlights the absurdity of armed groups who use religious affiliation as an excuse for violence, whereas the most devout members of society promote religion as an instrument of peace.
Nahem Abdaki Quotes in Frankenstein in Baghdad
The Frankenstein in Baghdad quotes below are all either spoken by Nahem Abdaki or refer to Nahem Abdaki. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The shock of Nahem’s death changed Hadi. He became aggressive. He swore and cursed and threw stones after the American Hummers or the vehicles of the police and the National Guard. He got into arguments with anyone who mentioned Nahem and what had happened to him. He kept to himself for a while, and then went back to his old self, laughing and telling extraordinary stories, but now he seemed to have two faces, or two masks—as soon as he was alone he was gloomy and despondent in a way he hadn’t been before.
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Nahem Abdaki Quotes in Frankenstein in Baghdad
The Frankenstein in Baghdad quotes below are all either spoken by Nahem Abdaki or refer to Nahem Abdaki. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 2
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The shock of Nahem’s death changed Hadi. He became aggressive. He swore and cursed and threw stones after the American Hummers or the vehicles of the police and the National Guard. He got into arguments with anyone who mentioned Nahem and what had happened to him. He kept to himself for a while, and then went back to his old self, laughing and telling extraordinary stories, but now he seemed to have two faces, or two masks—as soon as he was alone he was gloomy and despondent in a way he hadn’t been before.
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