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Muqtada is an older Egyptian man who is Craig’s roommate during his stay in the psychiatric hospital. At first Muqtada seems to be antisocial and perhaps to dislike Craig, but they bond over the course of Craig’s time at the hospital, and eventually Craig gives Muqtada a parting gift by having Aaron bring in some Egyptian music.
Muqtada Quotes in It’s Kind of a Funny Story
The It’s Kind of a Funny Story quotes below are all either spoken by Muqtada or refer to Muqtada. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 48 Quotes
“This I have not heard in so long!” He’s grinning so much I think his glasses are going to fall off.
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Muqtada Character Timeline in It’s Kind of a Funny Story
The timeline below shows where the character Muqtada appears in It’s Kind of a Funny Story. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 21
Craig’s roommate is a man with a big gray beard named Muqtada. Craig sees his own bed and is surprised how sparse it is—just a pillow and...
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Chapter 40
Muqtada is away, which is rare. Nia notices that Craig is sweating. She says she’d let...
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Just then Muqtada comes back and yells that children are having sex in his bed. Nia gets ready...
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Chapter 48
After his dad leaves, Craig goes back to Muqtada, who is in his room because he doesn’t want to watch a violent movie. Craig...
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Chapter 50
...later that evening. Craig introduces Noelle to Mom and Dad. As he’s about to leave, Muqtada comes and hugs Craig one last time. The door opens, and Craig and his family...
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