Where to buy Bint el Sudan in North America

Aug 10

Where to buy Bint el Sudan in North America

I’ve had various emails from folks asking where they can buy Bint el Sudan in Canada or the U.S. As far as I know, it’s not produced here, but I’ve met a very nice Sudanese lady, Lubna Ali, who sells Sudanese products, including Bint el Sudan, here in Vancouver, Canada. I have no commercial stake in her company, but she...

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Ancient Kashgar destroyed for "safety reasons"

Jun 01

Ancient Kashgar destroyed for "safety reasons"

Uyghur men in Kashgar souk When I visited Kashgar just over three years ago, I was disappointed at first. The road in from the airport passed concrete roundabouts and boring buildings typical of the modern Han Chinese city. There was even a giant Mao statue close to the bus station. While Kashgar – or Kashi as the Han Chinese call...

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Teaching in the Muslim World

Nov 03

Teaching in the Muslim World

My story about teaching in Khartoum, Sudan in 2007 is now on the Transitions Abroad website. It begins this way: By Alison Bate Shortly after I arrived in Sudan, one of my favorite male students quietly passed me a handwritten note, whispering that I should read it later. After class, I read a charming explanation that because he was Muslim and I was a woman, he...

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