L'Arabe du futur, tome 3 : Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient (1985-1987)

In this third volume (1985-1987), after following her husband to Libya and Syria, Riad's mother cannot stand the life in the village of Ter Maaleh. She wants the family to return to France. Riad sees his father torn between the aspirations of his wife and the weight of family traditions in Syria.