Men: Abbas Abdoun (coffee waiter) Adham Ali Fawanis Balqiti (Gabal's father-in-law) Barakat (gangster of CotA) Daabis Dulma Galil Gabal Gabalawi Hamdan Hamouda (gangster of CotA) Humam Idris Itris (a poet of the Al Hamdan) al-Laithy (gangster of CotA) Karim Muhammad Qadri Qassem Qidra (gangster of CotA) Ridwaan Rifaa Zaqlut (gangster of CotA) Women: Hind Huda (Lady Huda; Effendi's wife) Nargis (servant girl) Tamar (Tamar Henna, seller of oranges) Sayida (Balqiti's daughter) Shafiqa (Balqiti's daughter, Gabal's wife) Umaima (slave girl) Surnames: Henna Writers: Muhammad Abd al-Malik Mayfa Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Abd al-Wali Legends: Abu Zaid al-Hilali Meals: Dates, cheese, halva, hot falafel Places: Muqattam Watawit Alley (from Children of the Alley) Islamic Names