The Day the Playing Fields Turned Green

A ball remembers growing up with its owner, joining his training and sharing moments of happiness and despair. When he disappears, it misses him and searches for a long time, until a glimmer of hope suggests they may meet again. Has it really found him, and who is its missing friend?

In this allegorical story, the ball speaks in a child's voice about Abd al-Basit al-Sarout, described as a martyr and a 'goalkeeper of freedom'. The story leaves the final chapter untold, allowing the voice he left in people's hearts to echo through the pages.