The High Sheikh
The High Sheikh is a powerful religious authority whose rulings support the Gate and Violet Telecom.
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Spoiler-freeThe High Sheikh is a powerful religious authority whose rulings support the Gate and Violet Telecom. He declares political and economic obedience a matter of faith, giving citizens moral language for accepting surveillance. The man in the galabeya turns those rulings into weekly lessons. The High Sheikh remains distant and institutionally protected; the novel does not narrate a personal fate.
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