The Shadow of Government

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The Government of Shadow (Hukumat al-zill : riwayah) ({{langx|ar|رواية حكومة الظل}})OCLC: 140157479{{Cite web |url=http://www.biblioteket.stockholm.se/default.asp?id=8227&extras=53840%2FID |title=bibliotek.se |access-date=2010-10-24 |archive-date=2011-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131350/http://www.biblioteket.stockholm.se/default.asp?id=8227&extras=53840%2FID |url-status=dead }} is an Arabic novel written by Saudi novel writer Mundhir al-Qabbani ({{langx|ar|منذر القباني}}) (also known as Munther Kabbani) and published in 2007.{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fharas.naseej.com%2FDetail.asp%3FInNewsItemID%3D272270&ei=f8LDTMaWAYG0lQfz7qjhCQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CHIQ7gEwCTgK&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |title=Google Translate |access-date=2022-07-17 |archive-date=2014-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223181710/http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fharas.naseej.com%2FDetail.asp%3FInNewsItemID%3D272270&ei=f8LDTMaWAYG0lQfz7qjhCQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CHIQ7gEwCTgK&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |url-status=dead }} The book was praised by many critics for its groundbreaking style in Arabic literature which was dubbed as the first Arabic intellectual thriller.{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bramjnet.com%2Fvb3%2Farchive%2Findex.php%2Ft-223848.html&ei=Lr_DTIXuN4OclgellqQG&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDgQ7gEwAA&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |title=Google Translate |access-date=2022-07-17 |archive-date=2016-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123030310/http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bramjnet.com%2Fvb3%2Farchive%2Findex.php%2Ft-223848.html&ei=Lr_DTIXuN4OclgellqQG&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDgQ7gEwAA&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alsakher.com%2Fvb2%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D103073&ei=Lr_DTIXuN4OclgellqQG&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEcQ7gEwAQ&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |title=Google Translate |access-date=2022-07-17 |archive-date=2016-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123030311/http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alsakher.com%2Fvb2%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D103073&ei=Lr_DTIXuN4OclgellqQG&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEcQ7gEwAQ&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |url-status=dead }}

The author, Mundhir al-Qabbani has been nicknamed by readers as "the Dan Brown" of the Arab world.{{Cite web |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsultan.alzaabi.blogunited.org%2F%3Fp%3D31&ei=Lr_DTIXuN4OclgellqQG&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CGoQ7gEwBg&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |title=Google Translate |access-date=2022-07-17 |archive-date=2016-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123030310/http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsultan.alzaabi.blogunited.org%2F%3Fp%3D31&ei=Lr_DTIXuN4OclgellqQG&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CGoQ7gEwBg&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25AD%25D9%2583%25D9%2588%25D9%2585%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B8%25D9%2584%26hl%3Den%26lr%3Dlang_ar%26tbs%3Dlr%3Alang_1ar%26prmd%3Divfd |url-status=dead }}