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...souk was deserted on the morning that Maka Mohamed Nadi was raped. Moments before, two Sudanese soldiers had cleared the market by casually firing volleys into the air, sending townspeople scurrying for cover. But Maka had crept back to lock up her vegetable store - the soldiers often stole from the vendors - when the two men wedged their way into the doorway. They demanded food, and when Maka refused, they shut the door and took much more...
...Friday, Nov. 13, just as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ended, a group of nomadic Arabs looted the souk, threatening vendors at gunpoint. As on countless previous occasions, the townspeople complained to the police, who again declined to pursue the janjaweed . Their job was to police the town, not the surrounding area, they told the merchants. Besides, the police admitted, the thieves had better weapons...
...dizzying array of fragrant powders, wood chips, oils and waters can be found among the meandering alleyways of the souk. Burlap sacks of sandalwood, red saffron, rose petals and golden nuggets of bakhur, or incense, pack miniscule shops, some barely large enough to hold their proprietors. Rows of unlabeled glass bottles, filled with fragrant oils, are the basis for Omani perfumes. In the shops, Omani women, clad from head to toe in black, extend hennaed hands to select and combine their favorite scents. An Omani woman may be quiet and modest when she walks past, but her signature aroma...
...Omani hillsides. Amouage comes in clever minaret-shaped bottles decorated with traditional Omani designs. One of these gold and leaded crystal bottles will set you back about $3,000 in Paris or London, so you might want to opt instead for a $5 bottle of scented oil from the souk. That's more than enough to conjure up the flavor of Oman long after you have left the "land of frankincense...
...KNOWLEDGE BAZAAR A veritable souk of information about the formerly isolated sultanate, this site offers succinct rundowns of Omani history and culture as well as tantalizing virtual tours. Click on the recommended reading list, where you can buy explorer Wilfred Thesiger's 1950s epic Arabian Sands...