Iznatoraf, the ‘Fortress of Dust,’ is a small Andalusian village near Jaén, where this historical novel takes place. It tells the story of a critical time in the Arab and Western history: the fall of the Islamic civilisation in al-Andalus and the ensuing inquisition, torture, and forced conversion of Muslims. The author weaves the story of generations over three centuries around the family of one man of the Moriscos: Mohammed de Molina, beginning before the fall of Granada in 1492 and ending with the crisis of the family after emigration to Morocco, where they now face persecution as Spanish Christians. The story gives an insight on the ordinary Moriscos families whose lives were brushed off by the history books and whose identities were lost among the chaos of the inquisition in al-Andalus. Although the novel is set in the past, it cannot be read in isolation from the current situation in the Arab world, particularly the Arab Spring and the resulting sectarian wars, as well as the persecution of innocent religious groups. In artistic, melodic language that immediately draws the reader in, the writer eloquently employs fantasy in his narrative, adding to the original style of the novel.