In June 2021, I was invited to South Sinai (Egypt). I spend some days in the desertic mountains where Bedouins have lived for millennia. We shared food, tea, stories and games protected by the sun in hand-built homes deep into the mountains. The experience was slow, simple and authentic. Where God loves men attempts to capture the beauty of the place.

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Where God loves men

2. Homecoming
I am certain that, if God loves men, it is in Sina.
For millennia, pilgrims have traversed its desert and mountains in search of a mystical
encounter. The wise say that Moses received the ten commandments at the top of Jebel Musa.
One does not need to be religious to understand that this place is sacred. The land exudes
powerful energy through its granite formations. It is without a doubt that an eternal spirit
nurtures the life of every rock, plant, animal and man that finds grounding in its arid yet amicable
terrain.
The Bedu are the sons and daughters of this land. They know the hardships of the desert, with
its droughts, torrential rains and winter snows. They know the blessings of the stars, the sweet
taste of small peaches, almonds and quince sprouting in the summer gardens, the helping hand
of abundant medicinal plants.
Wise people are simple people, for in their simplicity lie the diamonds of the human soul.
Serenity. Companionship. Kindness. Generosity. Self-reflection. A connection with the whole.
Being a guest in this land and sharing time with its people brought me back home. A home I had
been longing for decades.
If God loves men, it is in Sina. That, I know.

3. Magnificence
A man can know the crevices of his land like the lines in his hand.

4. Friendship
Camel and man bond over a desire for solitude and an instinct for survival.

5. Nourishment
Warm bread in the mountains tastes like sweet manna from the heavens.

6. Games
One can know the soul of men playing games.

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8. Resilience
When there is a will, there is a way. When there is imagination, everything is possible.

9. Travels
For it's when we stop moving that we stop growing

10. Nature's Spell
The falling light shows us just how
beautiful nature is.
Za'atar
One pinch of za'atar to awaken your dormant senses, to stir up your collective
memories, to deepen your grounding to earth.

11. Gifts
From God to the land, from the land to the Bedu, from the Bedu to friends.

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