Desert Voices

The Bedouin, or ''desert dwellers'', have a rich cultural heritage often expressed through music and poetry. Here, Moneera Al-Ghadeer provides us with the first comparative reading of women''s oral poetry from Saudi Arabia. She examines women''s lyrics of love, desire, mourning and grievance. We come to understand Bedouin mores and - most significantly - the unique description of a desert that is ...