Young Zalata was brought up on fixed ideas and notions of life.
One day, on his usual walk with his father, they encounter an extremely
unfortunate event.Taking his father’s advice, Zalata runs and runs and runs.
Along the way, he meets a chameleon, some stars, some clouds, the moon, the ocean, and three mountains!Each one of them gives him a point
or two to ponder…ideas about life, change, the world, himself,…and even his father.The story of Zalata is an invitation to think about life, it’s meaning and our place within it.And, we just might find that it’s
a much wider place than we thought!
Soheir Abaza is an Egyptian writer, educator, and researcher. She studied journalism and media, then obtained a master›s degree in education and creative writing. She is currently working on her PhD at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she is researching the use of writing as an educational tool based
on Islamic heritage and philosophies of imagination.