Against the Loveless World
Against the Loveless WorldSusan Abulhawa
Characters in Against the Loveless World
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Nahr
A Palestinian refugee born in Kuwait who writes her life story from an Israeli solitary cell she calls the Cube.
Supporting characters
Bilal
A Palestinian resistance member and the brother of Nahr's first husband, whom she meets and comes to love in Palestine.
Um Buraq
An older woman in Kuwait whose circle draws Nahr into entertaining wealthy men, both exploitative and protective toward her.
Jehad
Nahr's younger brother, whose chance to study medicine she works to fund.
Jumana
A Palestinian salon owner in Palestine whose beauty parlour hides a network of underground rooms used by the resistance.
Mhammad
Nahr's first husband, a Palestinian activist whose brief marriage to her ends when he leaves for Palestine.