LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS In the lands of the desert Centuries removed from modern civilization Arab singer playing on the gimbri Moorish men often walk hand in hand Wealthy Moors love luxury North Africa and the Mediterranean (map) Sidewalk cafés are the Arabs' clubs Bread peddlers are found in every market Frontispiece FACING PAGE 2 3 6 7 10 14 15 15 18 19 22 35 35 38 38 Morocco has an airplane service to France Melilla is the chief port of Spanish Morocco Moorish women quickly cover their faces Standard gauge is replacing the light railways Camels smell water three miles away Arab soldier escort. 63 66 67 70 Long caravans are less common than formerly Figig has a million date palms. Oases are watered by underground streams The date palm Date trees in an oasis village Camels eat dates In school for forty-five years Eighty thousand square miles of oases Sometimes the desert is covered with rocks. How fanatics torture themselves. Playing house in Algiers Algerian boys playing marbles Shaded roads through Algerian gardens An Arab barber at work Kabyle farms are tiny patches Good roads built by the French Hedges of cactus plants Oldest white race known Queen Ranavalona III . 115 115 118 119 126 . Sandals are convenient for Moslems Behind the ancient butcher's block Coffee and dominoes in a doorway The snake charmer. The streets are deserted at noon |