Huaishil

Close up profile portrait of Huaishil, one of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling companions, in the region surrounding Al Ain / Buraimi Oasis.Huaishil, a sheikh of the Mahamid lineage of Duru Bedouin, first met Wilfred Thesiger in Oman in the spring of 1949 and later rejoined Thesiger's party for his 1950 expedition to Oman. Acting as a guide and rabia, safe travelling companion, Huaishil negotiated Thesiger's passage through Duru territory in Oman. Thesiger described Huaishil as charming company and a respected leader (1960: 298).

Reference

Wilfred Thesiger, 1960. Arabian Sands, Longmans, Green and Co Ltd: London.

Photographs of Huaishil