Ja'far 'Abd Al-Hamid

The life of retired insurance manager Richard is thrown into chaos by the arrival of a new neighbour.

A few weeks before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an underground blogger risks his life by travelling from Baghdad to London to campaign for the lifting of UN Sanctions on Iraq. As political intrigue thwarts his heartfelt attempts to highlight the suffering of his people under the sanctions, he takes refuge at Mesocafé, a little Baghdad in West London. With their Arab, Assyrian, Jewish and Kurdish heritage, members of the Iraqi community allow him into their lives, sharing with him their stories and dreams. It is here that he meets the beautiful Bisan.

Supermarket worker Kal meets Cambridge graduate Sarah. All so habibi, except for the financial catastrophe Kal causes their community.