Two more photos of Mobarak, the desert bred Hamdani Simri of Ibn Ghurab

The first one was taken at the desert festival of Palmyra in the mid-1990s, so before its destruction by ISIS. You can see Mobarak in Bedouin gear, standing by one of the tower tombs (now destroyed), next to a female performer in traditional Bedouin costume.

The second photo was taken at Basil’s old farm in the suburbs of Damascus. It is now the site of a hotel.

Both photos belong to Basil Jadaan and were first published on Hazaim Alwair’s web page, now defunct.