Invitation to a Bedouin Camp

I was just in the middle of the sands setting up camp when a car drove past and I was packed up and swiftly transferred to a Bedouin camp.
Men and women live in separate camps, quite a distance apart. This allows the women to freely move outside the tents without Niqab, do they wish so.
Until now I was invited into the men's tents only, which I consider as a great honour. But in this camp the word has spread and after a while the women get impatient. They send a kid across, telling the men their time is up. The head of the family walked me to the women's area, which was a few 100m away from the men's tents.
What a lively bunch that was! Is the atmosphere in the men tents quiet and dignified, the women tent buzzes of life. I had a very enjoyable evening.
As I cannot post pictures of the women, I attached the little video to share the atmosphere and joy with you.
Explanation to the camp layout:
1) Herders' camp
2) Men's camp
3) Women's campRead more