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Ricky Monke
Awadi-Atif is the new king of Saudi Arabia. He becomes the heir to the throne after the assassination of the old king, following a women’s riot in Riyadh. He flees the country and begins supporting Viktor Moskalev, then the North Moldovans in order to suppress the female paramilitary groups that are rebelling in the country.
Awadi-Atif Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by Awadi-Atif or refer to Awadi-Atif. 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 47 Quotes
When the historians talk of this moment they talk about “tensions’’ and “global instability.” They posit the “resurgence of old structures” and the “inflexibility of existing belief patterns.” Power has her ways. She acts on people, and people act on her.
When does power exist? Only in the moment it is exercised. To the woman with a skein, everything looks like a fight.
UrbanDox says: Do it.
Margot says: Do it.
Awadi-Atif says: Do it.
Mother Eve says: Do it.
And can you call back the lightning? Or does it return to your hand?
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Awadi-Atif Character Timeline in The Power
The timeline below shows where the character Awadi-Atif appears in The Power. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 13: Tunde
...flirt a bit, and then she tells Tunde that the new King of Saudi Arabia, Awadi-Atif, is in exile in the north of Moldova and has been feeding Viktor money and...
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Chapter 16: Tunde
...their backs, and electric cattle prods in their hands. With six photographs, Tunde proved that Awadi-Atif was working with the Moldovan Defense Forces and made world news.
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Chapter 22: Allie
Later, Allie and Tatiana Moskalev eat dinner together. They discuss the continued war, as Awadi-Atif is still funding the north Moldovans. Tatiana admits that with the new drug and the...
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Allie recognizes that if Awadi-Atif wins, it would show that the change is merely a “minor deviation from the norm.”...
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...on-camera interview, addressing her followers. She explains that they already know what will happen if Awadi-Atif wins this war: what has happened in Saudi Arabia and Moldova for decades. She endorses...
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