What is the Tuareg?
This former leader of al-Koni's country fancied himself a leader of a unified Africa.
Who is Muammar Ghadafi?
The Tuareg are notable for this color clothing and veils.
What is indigo blue?
While this language is the official language of most north African nations, al-Koni did not learn to speak it until he was 12.
What is Arabic?
This plant, long thought extinct, has been recently "rediscovered," although there seems to be plenty of it around the Acacus mountains.
What is silphium?
Ukhayyad made a promise to this pre-Islamic goddess.
Who is Tanit?
This mystical version of Islam was important to the conversion of North Africa, even though it is often challenged by Islamists today.
What is Sufism?
While Ukhayyad does not seem to have much parental guidance or friends, this person gives him advice.
Who is Sheikh Musa?
Al-Koni lives in this European nation.
What is Switzerland?
This distinctive script is used by Berber tribes, of which the Tuareg belong.
What is Tifinagh?
What is the Lode Tree?
Ukhayyad pawns the Mahri to this man, who hopes to marry Ukhayyad's wife.
Who is Dudu?
Most of al-Koni's books and stories deal with people living in this kind of landscape.
What is the desert?
al-Koni studied in this institution.
What is the Gorky Institute in Moscow?