The Unspoken Narratives of the Empty Quarter

Citation: Mhmood, Fatma. 2021. “The Unspoken Narratives of the Empty Quarter.” Master's thesis, Harvard University. https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37367854

This thesis aims to create a critical perception of fullness in the Empty Quarter desert. The Empty Quarter, in Arabic Rub al-Khali, stretches across the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula including Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. This
thesis draws from multiple sources, including archival materials, historic maps, artworks, field observation, myths and tribal poetry.