

Set in the place where Christianity and Islam began, it explores the fundamental connection between these religions, and also the relationship between the first and the third world and the increasingly important battle for the earth’s resources.Īmbitious, but always deeply felt, Habibi is a beautifully drawn and moving graphic novel that will get a huge amount of attention. When he seeks an alternative means of income Dodola is captured by the Sultan and Zam is forced into a quest to try and rescue her.Īt heart Habibi is, like Blankets, a profound love story, but it also functions as a parable about the environment and the state of the world. The researcher saw that Emile Habibi has chosen a number of characters that represented the Palestinian sects, classes and successive Palestinian generations. In the meantime however Dodola is forced to prostitute herself to desert traders in order to provide for Zam. The story is a drama about two children, Dodola and Zam, who struggle for their lives in a.

As they age their relationship shifts from mother and son, to brother and sister and eventually lovers. Habibi is a graphic novel by Craig Thompson published in 2011. As they age their relationship shifts from mother and son, to brother and sister and eventually lovers. They live in isolation in an old boat in the desert. They live in isolation in an old boat in the desert. Habibi, based on a Middle Eastern fable, tells the story of Dodola, who escapes being sold into slavery and rescues an abandoned baby she names Zam.

Habibi, based on a Middle Eastern fable, tells the story of Dodola, who escapes being sold into slavery and rescues an abandoned baby she names Zam.
