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Robert W. Lebling
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What was the purpose of the enigmatic stone rings in Sau...
What was the purpose of the enigmatic stone rings in Saudi Arabia's desert? Who built them?
MONUMENTS OF THE SAUDI DESERT
By Bob Lebling
[FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE, Jan.-Feb. 1981]
Saudi Arabia is a land that abounds in ancient mysteries. Virtually untouched by the
archeologist's spade, its vast deserts, mountain ranges and coastal regions are dotted with
unexplained
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“The Hand of Fatima, shown painted on a house wall in Algeria, is a powerful charm and sacred symbol used in Arab and Muslim lands to protect the innocent from evil jinn or demons and from the effects of the ‘evil eye’. It symbolises generosity, hospitality, power and divine providence. As a whole, the hand represents the Muslim Holy Family: the thumb stands for the Prophet Muhammad, the index finger his daughter Fatima, the second finger her husband Ali, and the third and fourth fingers their sons Hassan and Hussein respectively.”
― Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar
― Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar
“[…] One night, five men from Nuweiba were travelling past the mountain, and one of them fell behind, and was separated from his companions. As the man – whom we will call Ahmed – wandered in the darkness, wondering where his friends had gone, a beautiful woman suddenly appeared out of the night and blocked his path. She gave him a choice: ‘Sex, or be eaten!’ It was not a difficult decision. As the Bedouins put it, ‘the man did what a man has to do.’ […]”
― Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar
― Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar
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“O, wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion.”
― The complete poetical works of Robert Burns
To see oursels as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion.”
― The complete poetical works of Robert Burns
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