A British observer, a Mr. C. C. Lewis, tells us two stories from Arabia in the early 1930s, a few years after Ibn Saud conquered the Holy Cities Mecca and Medina. The two stories are supposed to be ex… more →
Magnus og MidtaustenMagnus wrote 3 months ago: A British observer, a Mr. C. C. Lewis, tells us two stories from Arabia in the early 1930s, a few ye … more →
Magnus wrote 7 months ago: In a continuation of my post from yesterday, Travelling with loaded rifles, here is a new entry from … more →
Magnus wrote 7 months ago: On the 10th of October 1925 Gilbert Clayton was travelling to Ibn Saud’s camp outside of the b … more →
Magnus wrote 1 year ago: In the early 1920’s the power balance in Arabia changed. Sultan Abdul Aziz ibn Saud of Nejd wa … more →