Chapter 12, Allahu Akbar Summary

Graff has invested Ender's pension and is making Ender a lot of money using a fantasy software program; Graff also narrows down the possible surrogate mothers for Beans babies to hundreds, down from thousands of possible women. Graff makes his continued help contingent upon Bean making Peter head of the Hegemon before Bean leaves Earth.

Outside his comples, Alai is looked upon as a figurehead. Alai sends a coded message to Felix Starman to get Alai out of Damascus. Petra sends Alai a coded message that has Alai planning to go to Beirut. In Haifa, a battle helicopter carrying Peter Wiggin meets Alai. Alai wants to meet with General Rajam and doesn't want his men exposed to danger. Alai pulls out his flamboyant Caliph get up and prepares to make his appearance. The crowds welcome the Caliph with loud...