Smugglers of Asia and Africa

A lecture by Lenka Hrabalová about her travels between Mauritania and Afghanistan. She shares stories of smugglers of alcohol, drugs, and people from Central Asia, tales of armed government forces and militias at checkpoints and in war zones, as well as accounts of holy men she encountered on her journeys - living in both luxury and poverty.

Lenka Hrabalová is an Arabist and Iranist, traveler, journalist, and academic. She is the author of books including Saharan Stories, Mosaic of Iran, History in Ruins, Heroes of the Orient, and The Barren Crescent.

http://www.lenkahrabalova.cz/