The Girl Who Became a Leader: Bedouin Folktale from the UAE
In the wide deserts surrounding the Al Ain and Liwa oases, where date palms rose like blessings from the sand and wells determined life or death, wisdom was valued as highly as courage. Tribes moved with the seasons, guarded their water fiercely, and resolved disputes through counsel rather than bloodshed, at least when reason prevailed. It was in this land
