Perhaps the most unusual story you will read this semester, My World of the Unknown challenges us to understand why a djinn-- a strange being created by Allah (the Muslim word for God)-- would appear in the form of a female snake and form a bond of mysterious love with a female narrator. The author Rifaat is a devout Muslim, so while discussing such a controversial topic as sex is one thing, bringing in sex with an unknown force is quite another.
After reading this story, perhaps you will wonder whether the djinn was evil or good, whether it was deceiving the narrator and leading her down the wrong path, or bringing her the most incredible and passionate pleasure and joy she will ever know. That is, ultimately, up for you to decide.
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