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Podcast: Day Of The Dogs Part 1 | Wael Abdelgawad

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August 12, 2020

THE DOGS WOULD NOT STOP BITING HIM. Omar felt wet all over, and knew it was his own blood. He was almost blind from the sting of it in his eyes, and tasted it in his mouth, coppery and hot, along with the rank dog fur he’d bitten off. Pain burst and roiled everywhere in his body. He’d been in pain before, he’d been beaten and bruised and had even fractured bones. But nothing like this. He was baking like a piece of beef in an oven, transforming into something unrecognizable. They were killing him…

Part one of Wael Abdelgawad’s newest novella, Day of the Dogs, read by Zeba Khan. The full novella will be posted every Wednesday on MuslimMatters.org

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5 Comments

Wael Abdelgawad

August 12, 2020 at 5:09 PM

Thank you so much sister Zeba for the wonderful job you did on this, mashaAllah. I listened to and I enjoyed it as I were listening to someone else’s book!

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Karim

August 13, 2020 at 2:17 AM

mashaaAllah, excellent story so far! I can’t wait until the next part. Such an interesting story and I love the character Omar. Amazing job, keep it coming!

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- Wael Abdelgawad
  
  August 13, 2020 at 2:30 AM
  
  Glad you liked it! Keep coming back every Wednesday inshaAllah.
  
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Marcus

August 13, 2020 at 5:34 PM

Masha Allah I loved it! I have been reading Waels books for a couple years now and truly enjoy the stories. They mix genuine life stories with the Deen in a pure and intriguing way that keeps me coming back. I am looking forward to see how this story progresses further insha Allah

Also great reading of the story as well. JazakumAllahu khair!

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- Wael Abdelgawad
  
  August 13, 2020 at 7:18 PM
  
  Brother Marcus, jazak Allah khayr for commenting. Glad you’re enjoying it so far.
  
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