A Selection of Extracts from the Book - click on the links below:

BACKGROUND HISTORY

The recent history of Sudan

COVERING UP

Some views from the other side of the veil

FEMALE CIRCUMCISION

The cons, the consequences and a suggested justification

THE ZAR PARTY

Weird goings on at a Sudanese exorcism ceremony

ON THE MISSIONARY TRAIL

An American goes proselytising with the Jamaa' Tabligh in the Sudanese desert

ARRANGING ONE'S MARRIAGE

How an American went about finding a wife in Sudan

DESERT GURU

Visit to a Sufi sheikh in Kordofan