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...range of mountains that provided the inspiration for Lawrence's autobiographical epic of the same name. Lawrence loved the stillness and raw, natural beauty of the desert. In the book, he recounts tales of his campaigns against a backdrop of evocative descriptions of the unforgiving landscape and the Bedouin people whose lives he came to share...
...1980s, Desert Police ranks were enforced with members of the Anti-Narcotics and Forgery Department; clashes with traffickers resulted in fatalities on both sides. Today, the borders are quieter and the desert cops represent more of a visual deterrent. Most, but not all, of the patrolmen are originally from Bedouin families. They do not apply to join the Desert Police directly but train as part of the general police force. They are subsequently deployed where necessary, though their knowledge of the undulating dunes clearly stands them in good stead for a desert posting. They may be a tourist attraction...
...Bedouin of Oman scorned the towns of the coast, preferring the desert sands and open skies. But the towns offer the best introduction. Muscat and its port town Muttrah, wedged between the coast and the imposing Jebel Akhdar massif, evoke an old-world flavor. Portuguese-style whitewashed mansions?remnants of the colonial era?crowd the harbor front. Ancient forts crown the heights, securing dominance over the lucrative spice trade between Arabia, Africa and India. From here Oman controlled an empire that stretched from Zanzibar, now in modern-day Tanzania, to Baluchistan, now part of Pakistan...
...along the way an Omani invites you home, don't be surprised, and don't refuse. Hospitality is fundamental to Omani culture. Thesiger's Bedouin guides shared their few dates and salty desert well water with everyone they encountered. Luckily, the fare in the cities is more abundant. Omani delicacies include shrimp, dried fish, lentils and raisin-spiked basmati rice and tender spiced mutton, smoked for three days in an underground pit. But even that tradition is evolving. "We used to wrap the meat in banana leaves," says my host, a young Omani woman. "But now in Muscat we wrap...
Abdullah responded by noting that ties to Israel let Jordan help broker an end to the incursions and send humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. Yet he is at pains to address the underlying sectarian tensions, lest they lead to another Black September, when Bedouin loyalists crushed a Palestinian insurgency in 1970. Sources close to the King tell Time he aims to make Jordan's Palestinians feel part of the Kingdom, despite their loyalty to West Bank Palestinians, and to warn East Bankers not to act as if they own the country...