Habibi

'Habibi,' a story of forbidden love, is a fiction feature film set in Gaza. This book contains poetry and photographs from the film. Two students in the West Bank are forced to return home to Gaza, where their love defies tradition. To reach his lover, Qays grafittis poetry across town. 'Habibi' is a modern re-telling of the famous ancient Sufi parable 'Majnun Layla.' The full Arabic title is 'Habibi Rasak Kharban,' which translates as “darling, something’s wrong with your head.”