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Documentary: On Arab desert life and Islam. Shows camel trains battling fierce sand and wind storms. Islam religious ceremonies in mosques. Traces Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina, Saudi Arabia; re-enacts the Holy War, and shows spread of Islam from Asia to Europe and Africa. Shiites in Persia and India. Taj Mahal, India, and Shalimar Gardens, Pakistan.

  • Parte de Harmon Foundation Collection, Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups