The protagonist, Shady Nawwar, is a young man with a PhD in Philosophy. He belongs to the marginalized and unemployed category of people despite his high academic level.
Shady Nawwar moves to the capital in search of a job that would save him and his family from their poverty and misery.
Shady Nawwar is haunted by strange and exhausting obsessions. In his dreams in Room 17 in Tacfarinas Motel, he is visited by well-known figures who engage him in deep civilized inspirational conversations.
Although Shady finds a job at director Jasmine's Institute, he does not get rid of his concerns and obsessions, which motivate him and invite him to search for solutions for the excluded destitute people in his country.
Shady's relationship with director Jasmine is strengthened. This strong relationship encourages him to proceed to found Massinissa Association to serve the excluded poor. The headquarters of the association is subjected to a terrorist attack, which only serves the radiance and fame of Shady Nawwar, the educated, sincere, and loving patriot.
Massinissa Association achieves a resounding success, and Shady becomes one of the well-known figures in the country. One of the political leaders tries to seduce him in order to join the ruling party and enter the world of politics, but Shady refuses. This led both Shady and Jasmine to be brutally assassinated at the end.
