![]() ![]() Tarek agonizes over his decision to leave a harmful bullet in Yehya’s abdomen rather than risk the Gate’s wrath by removing it without a permit. Sabah, a nurse in Tarek’s hospital, adds Yehya’s symptoms and daily movements to the file on the orders of a Gate official. Each of The Queue’s six parts opens with a document from Yehya’s medical file, as read by Tarek, the doctor overseeing his case. ![]() During the Events, the government Quell Force fired on protestors, injuring and killing many, including Yehya, a curious but uninvolved passerby. In a city wracked by unrest, a deep state called the Gate emerges after a failed uprising, the Disgraceful Events. Translated by Elisabeth Jaquette, Melville House, 2016. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Aziz, Basma Abdel. ![]()
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