The other day Hazaim told me very casually, almost in passing, that the Shaykh of the Sba’ah (‘Anazah) tribe Ma’jun Ibn Hudaib was his uncle’s best friend, and that Hazaim knew him personally. He even sent me his picture. He also told me that the Shaykh of the Gmassah (‘Anazah) tribe, Rakan Ibn Mirshid, lived in his neighborhood in Homs, and that he also knew his children. It reminded me of the time my late mother, who also grew up in Homs, mentioned in a similarly casual way that Trad al-Milhim, the Shaykh of the Hssinah (also ‘Anazah) tribe, was a frequent guest at their family home. Her father was a colonel in the police force. I assume Trad al-Milhim was coming to settle issues with the law.