- Walīd Dammāj (1973-, Yemen) – Waqash (‘Waqash’, 2019). This novel retells the story of the Zaydi sect al-Muṭarafiyyahh, which differed from the main Hadawi school (reference). The sect was crushed by the order of the Zayd Hadawi Imam ʿAbdullah bin Hamza, who caused a massacre in the village of Waqash in 1216. The novel uses this historical setting to refer to the recent civil war in Yemen and to criticize the Houthi movement which adopts Hadaqi theological convictions (reference).
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- Osama Ali, Fadhilah Gubari, Julia Gurol, and Abdelsalam al-Rubaidi. 2022. “Narratives of (In)Justice in Contemporary Yemeni Novels: Representations of Socio-Political Practices and Normative Constructions.” CARPO Study no. 11, 22 March 2022, p. 7 (retrieved from https://carpo-bonn.org/en/narratives-of-injustice-in-contemporary-yemeni-novels/) (last accessed 6 May 2023)