الراعيحنان سليمان

Characters in الراعي

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

وفاء (الراعي)
One of the novel's two narrators and the voice it opens in; the more analytical of the pair. Drawn into the Shepherd's Sufi order and its school.
فاتن (الراعي)
The novel's second narrator, written in a markedly more emotional register than Wafaa; a disciple of the same order.

Antagonists

سليم الراعي
The sheikh who leads the order and gives the novel its title — the Shepherd. Converts religious authority into obedience, money and the sexual exploitation of his female disciples.

Supporting characters

رضوان (الراعي)
A sheikh within the Shepherd's order, serving as one of its regional representatives.