Walk the Path of Beauty July 30, 2022 On the last day of my visit to Rabia, she welcomed me to her small camp – a simple hut built near an old acacia READ MORE
Drums For Rain May 25, 2022 The rains were late that season, and many nomads had moved south towards the desert fringes. For several days Rafig and I had not found READ MORE
Embracing the Whole May 14, 2022 It was almost noon when Rafig and I halted under a rock wall, where there was some shade. After we had unloaded the camels, the READ MORE
Earth Child – Promised Land April 30, 2022 Carry the child, wrap her up warm, Lift her gently into the litter. Take her away from this place so forlorn Where the land freezes READ MORE
Tajouj – The Tale of the Fire Maiden April 14, 2022 At the end of the afternoon, when the shadows of our camels were ragged streaks on the sand below us, we came across a great READ MORE
What Happens when We Die? A Fist Unclenching. April 14, 2022 It was a long haul across sand-sheets to Rabia’s place – a ragged tent pitched on the opposite side of a dune from the tents READ MORE