Originally part of an ancient Roman tradition, hammams were absorbed by Islam to such an extent that many became almost annexes to nearby mosques. This title reveals how these ancient institutions cat
Richard Boggs first came to Sudan as a volunteer in 1986. He has very much lived among the Sudanese. His is not a life lived with expats and diplomats the warriors of the White Nile; the Nubian wrestl
Legend has it that Damascus once had 365 hammams or `Turkish baths': one for each day of the year. Originally part of an ancient Roman tradition, hammams were absorbed by Islam to such an extent that
