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Kindness of strangers: We were hopelessly lost in the Sudanese desert. Then villagers offered us a hut to stay in
We were exhausted and in need of rest. In the morning, the kind locals prepared a huge breakfast and refused to accept any payment
TL;DR
- The author, working for an aid agency in Sudan in 1987, became lost in the desert during a night drive from El Obeid to Khartoum.
- After driving in circles for eight hours, they found a small village and were offered a hut with beds and fresh bedding by the locals.
- The following morning, the villagers provided a large breakfast and refused any payment, citing their duty to help those in need.
- The author reflects on the villagers' unwavering generosity and hospitality, contrasting it with modern anti-Muslim sentiments.