The Souvenir Shop in Little Baghdad

By Youssef Bortali

Jerusalem has been destroyed in a final war that was supposed to bring an end to all religious conflicts.

In a new world ruled by two major empires: America and China, Arabia is a wasteland with a few scattered survivors.

Mahdi is an Arab refugee who lives in Toronto. He studies quantum computing and runs a souvenir shop in Little Baghdad, one of several Arabia themed neighborhoods in the vast empire of America.

Unexpectedly, Mahdi builds a powerful quantum computer and deciphers top-secret government data. He discovers that, as per usual, the official narrative about the final war isn't completely true. However, his truly unsettling findings are the future plans of the two empires.

What can an ordinary refugee from a bygone civilization do about historically unprecedented events with cosmic consequences? More than you can imagine, it turns out

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKLTPS8R
• ISBN13: 9798176202038
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"