Awlad Haratina
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Awlad Haratina is the Arabic title of Naguib Mahfouz’s controversial allegorical novel "Children of the Alley," which explores themes of religion, power, and social injustice in a Cairo neighborhood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Awlad Haratina canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| allegoricalElement |
characters symbolizing major prophets
ⓘ
representation of God as Gabalawi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic religious authorities
ⓘ
censorship debates ⓘ |
| author | Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| bannedIn | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| banReason | religious controversy ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Naguib Mahfouz’s international reputation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| explores |
corruption of authority
ⓘ
oppression of the poor ⓘ relationship between religion and power ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Al-Ahram newspaper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
religious allegory ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
ordinary alley dwellers
ⓘ
symbolic characters ⓘ |
| hasControversyType | accusations of blasphemy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Children of the Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Children of the Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | debates on freedom of expression in the Arab world ⓘ |
| hasProtagonists | residents of a Cairo alley ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | urban neighborhood ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Modern Standard Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
power
ⓘ
religion ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-generational saga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical portrayal of prophets
ⓘ
controversial religious content ⓘ critique of social injustice ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | serialized ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | The Cairo Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
faith and doubt
ⓘ
history of religious revelation ⓘ struggle for justice ⓘ |
| titleInArabicScript | أولاد حارتنا NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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