How desert caravans connected the Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Africa When most people imagine the Silk Road, they think of camels crossing the vast plains of Central Asia or ships sailing toward the distant ports of China. Yet across the sands […]
Unearthing the Foggara: Water in the Desert
In the heart of the Sahara, where sand stretches endlessly and water is scarce, ancient peoples discovered a remarkable secret: life could flourish even in the harshest desert. This secret was the foggara, an ingenious underground irrigation system that carried […]
Libya’s Omar El Mukhtar
Libya’s Omar al-Mukhtar is remembered by Libyans as far more than a historical figure. He is the Lion of the Desert, a symbol of courage, unity, and sacrifice who continues to shape the national identity nearly a century after his […]