Main protagonist of story 'The Dead Trace' and the central figure of the fourth story chain.
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Taha, a young man in a rigid, matriarchal theocracy where a man's spiritual worth is physically manifested by his ability to get an erection ('rise') in the presence of female authority. Iyed suffers from erectile dysfunction, a condition known as 'Suqoot al-Qamah' (The Falling of the Minaret), which is considered a profound spiritual and moral failure.