Question

In a novel written in this language, a character claims that he is “no Othello, Othello was a lie.” That novel in this language depicts a villager who used to seduce and murder British women like Jean Morris. This language used to write Season of Migration to the North was also used for a work where characters representing Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (10[1])rule over portions of an alley. Amina breaks her collarbone after being (10[1])hit by a car in a trilogy (10[1])written in this language (10[1]-5[1])that took the titles Palace Walk and Palace (10[1])of Desire (10[1])from the street names of its namesake city. For 10 points, what language’s novelists include Tayeb Salih and Naguib (10[1])Mahfouz, the author (10[1])of the Cairo Trilogy? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Arabic [or al-arabiyya]
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2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY2100%0%50%94.50
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%70.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1100%0%0%71.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY3100%0%33%72.67
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%10%95.40

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame APurdue A6110
Sam AlahiIllinois AIowa A7310
Sam KonkelChicago APurdue B8010
Vikas KothariNorthwestern BIllinois B8410
Quinn WhitlowIllinois DNorthwestern A84-5
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BNotre Dame C9210
Emmett ChoChicago BSIUE9410
Conner YamnitzWashU AIndiana11310
Jack PirosIllinois CIowa B11610
Arthur ZhangNorthwestern AIllinois D12010
David NickelPurdue CWashU B12110