This news photographer is Mahmoud’s friend and the occasional occupant of a room in Abu Anmar’s Orouba Hotel. He introduces Mahmoud—who had never been physically close to a woman before—to prostitutes, in order to take Mahmoud’s mind off of Nawal al-Wazir. After working for an American news agency, Hazem is able to receive a green card and immigrate to the U.S., given that the nature of his work could bring dangerous consequences for him in Iraq. Although this underlines the potentially dangerous nature of journalistic storytelling, Mahmoud believes that his friend is simply fulfilling his long-standing desire to move to the U.S., using his sensitive activities as an excuse to do so.
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Hazem Abboud Character Timeline in Frankenstein in Baghdad
The timeline below shows where the character Hazem Abboud appears in Frankenstein in Baghdad. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4: The Journalist
Mahmoud turned on his digital recorder and began to curse his friend Hazem Abboud , who took him out partying the night before. The two of them got drunk...
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Chapter 6: Strange Events
...feels sorry for their violent deaths and wonders who killed them. He concludes that if Hazem Abboud had taken a picture of this scene, he would have been rewarded by an international...
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...next day, when Mahmoud leaves his room at the hotel, he runs into his friend Hazem Abboud , who tells him that someone was killed that morning, and that the police have...
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Chapter 12: In Lane 7
In the meantime, Abu Anmar reflects on Faraj’s offer. Hazem Abboud encourages the hotel owner to accept Faraj’s offer, so that he can renovate the hotel...
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Chapter 17: The Explosion
After hearing of the explosion in Bataween, Mahmoud calls his friend Hazem Abboud , who tells him that both he and Abu Anmar are safe: the hotel owner...
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Chapter 19: The Criminal
...checks his e-mail at an internet café. There, he finds a message from his friend Hazem Abboud , who has been taking pictures with the U.S. military and will be granted a...
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