Part 5, Chapters 6- 10 Summary

During this time, Ibrahim built a nice home for them all by using United Nations building materials. They had quite a few ration cards and could live comfortably. One day, Ibrahim asks Ishmael to find what information he could about their old friends from Tabah. After several months, he finds that their villagers are living in a camp near Beirut. His sisters are in Lebanon also. The villagers say the conditions in Lebanon are better than those in Aqbat Jabar and want Ibrahim to join them in Lebanon. Ishmael wants them to move so he can attend the American University in Beirut, but Ibrahim decides against it.

The new United Nations representative was a Burmese man named Ne Swe. One day, Ibrahim learns that Jordan is going to order all young men into the military. Since Ibrahim is worried...