Haj Abdullah Mubarak

Haj Abdullah Mubarak is the grocer whose shop address is written in Usama’s notebook. Haj Abdullah is described as a respectable grocer who sells to Israeli forces and shows concern for Usama. Haj Abdullah shares extensive personal and family details while serving Usama coffee, revealing his mother's legacy, his sons' roles, and the pressures of inflation. Haj Abdullah repeatedly urges prisoners to study and is labeled a “comprador” by Basil during a political rant. Haj Abdullah intervenes in the shop, ordering the boys to stop and go study.