Bilal's BreadAfter fleeing Iraq, the Kurdish Abu family have settled in the United States. Salim, the eldest brother, has been deeply damaged by the torture he suffered at the hands of the Iraqi police, and his psychotic rages are becoming increasingly violent. At only 16, the youngest son, Bilal, holds the family secrets close, revealing nothing. But his conflict is deepened by his own sexual awakening, and he begins to direct his rage and frustration on his own body through cutting. A powerful story of a clash of cultures and the power of the individual voice. Sulayman X is a novelist living in Bangkok, Thailand, where he is an editor and writer for The Bangkok Post. |
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... fucking do what I say ! " Bilal sat back down , lowered his head , and burst into tears . “ Stop fucking crying ! " Salim shouted . “ Fucking crying about every goddamned thing ! I'm sick of it ! Stop your fucking crying ! " Bilal ...
... fucking do what I say ! " Bilal sat back down , lowered his head , and burst into tears . “ Stop fucking crying ! " Salim shouted . “ Fucking crying about every goddamned thing ! I'm sick of it ! Stop your fucking crying ! " Bilal ...
Page 100
... fucking boss in this family , so shut your fucking mouth and stop telling me what to do . " He shoved her backward so that she fell over . " You say one more fucking word and I'll rip your fucking tongue out . I'm sick of you , Fatima ...
... fucking boss in this family , so shut your fucking mouth and stop telling me what to do . " He shoved her backward so that she fell over . " You say one more fucking word and I'll rip your fucking tongue out . I'm sick of you , Fatima ...
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... fucking rules , your fucking regulations , your fucking mad mullahs ! " " That's spoken like the fucking kafir pig you are ! " Salim shouted back angrily . " Remind me someday to get a gun so I can put it in your mouth and pull the ...
... fucking rules , your fucking regulations , your fucking mad mullahs ! " " That's spoken like the fucking kafir pig you are ! " Salim shouted back angrily . " Remind me someday to get a gun so I can put it in your mouth and pull the ...
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abuse afraid Allah angrily anymore bathroom began Bilal and Fatima Bilal asked Bilal felt Bilal frowned Bilal looked Bilal nodded Bilal shrugged Bilal thought Bilal turned Bilal's body Bilal's face Billie Holiday brother buttocks call the police chest door Dreadlocks embarrassed everything exclaimed eyes faggot father Fatima replied feel Friday Prayers friends fucking gaze girl glanced goddamned grabbed guys hand happened hips homosexuality hurt iftaar Imam Malik Imam's In'shallah Iraq Islamic kafir kids kill knew Kurdish lips look at Bilal mosque mother mouth Muhammad asked Muslim never pain pajama Papa penis prayer pulled quietly Quran raping Salim asked Salim shouted screamed sexual shame this family shit shook his head shut silence smile someone sorry stood stop talk tell there's things told took trying Washington watched what's going words