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In Mus'ad Abu Fajr's novel Tal'it Al-Badan, Awda’s grandfather — one of the fictional characters representing the Bedouins of Sinai — is asked by a soldier sent out by the Israeli government to sign a piece of paper to prove that he is “reconciled with the state”. “I’m reconciled and that’s that,” Awda’s grandfather says. “Are you saying that you don’t want reconciliation with the state?” “No, no, I am reconciled with the state. But I am a Bedouin. I…
