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In Lost Oases, published in 1925, Oxford-educated Egyptian diplomat and explorer, Hassanein Bey (Ahmad Muhammad Hassanayn), embarks on a thrilling journey across the arid expanses of the Libyan desert. Accompanied by two companions and a few stubborn camels, he ventures south from the Mediterranean to the Sudan, rediscovering two elusive oases known only through fragmented lore. More than a mere account of geographical exploration, the book captures the profound beauty and harshness of the desert landscape. In Hassaneins words, “In the silent infinity of the desert, body, mind, and soul are…
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