Photograph a a bedouin woman in the desert in Algeria taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of a rocky landscape in the desert in Algeria taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of a walled structure and desert in Algeria taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of a desert in Algeria taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of oases in Algeria taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of a bedouin group in the Algeria desert taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of the boy to be circumcised inviting his guests as part of a male circumcision ceremony in Tunisia. The photograph was taken in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of a relative of the bride celebrating the occasion of a wedding in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of part of the bridal trousseau on straw trays as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Photograph of a man, camel and crowd with the bridal trousseau on the way to the bridegroom's house as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Photograph of a group of women in the bride's house on the wedding night as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of a group as part of a ceremonial formal invitation for a male circumcision ceremony. The phogoraph was taken in the Zawiya section of Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of a new coffee shop in the Zawiya (an Islamic religious school or monastery), depicting typical Tunisian architecture. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra during in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Photograph of a woman making couscous in the courtyard. The photograph was taken in the Zawiya section of Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Display for the museum. Uncertain relation to exhibitions. Shows many examples of Egyptian glass, jewelry, figurines, and other items.

Display for the exhibit "Classic Art of the Mediterranean." Shows many examples of Egyptian glassware.

Photograph of a man, camel and crowd during the exhibtion of the trousseau of the bride on the way to the bridegroom's house as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra during Ramadan in Sidi Ameur, the Sahel, Tunisia.

Photograph of the ceremonial exhibition of the trousseau of the bride as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia by Nadia Abu-Zahra.

Photograph of the exhibition of the bridal trousseau at the bride's house before it is taken to the bridegroom's house as part of Tunisian wedding traditions. The photograph was taken by Nadia Abu-Zahra in Sidi Ameur, Sahel, Tunisia.