Two articles in this issue resonate with me very personally. The first is “When People Lived at Petra.” When I last visited Petra, people were indeed still living there—the Bedoul tribe of Bedouin. They lived in often beautifully fitted caves that were once tombs—away from the main tourist sites. My wife and I stayed overnight in one of their caves. The lovely young Bedouin couple, Mifla and Nawil, whose home it was, slept on the ledge outside the cave, graciously giving up their usual sleeping quarters for the night. On a tiny propane stove, Mifla cooked us a delicious […]
