The Salt Smarter Than Gold: Yemeni Folktale of Wisdom and Survival
The Tihama coastal plain stretches along Yemen’s western edge like a ribbon of heat and shimmering air. Its villages, built of sun-dried brick and shaded by clusters of date palms, have always depended on the simple gifts of the land and sea. Here, where the Red Sea breeze meets the desert’s dry breath, salt has long been gathered from shallow
