Ancient tale transports a 21st century traveler

SOMEDAY I would like to see the Empty Quarter in the Arabian Desert; the Syrian trading entrepôt Aleppo; the ancient Persian capital of Esfahan; Central Asia's Tien Shan mountains; Borobudur Temple on the island of Java; the Vale of Kashmir in the Himalayas; Mecca; all the great sights of Dar al-Islam, historically a broad swath of Eurasia and Africa that was converted and colonized by followers of Muhammad.

Susan Spano

October 30, 2005