Great was the terror in the mouth of the Sand Dwellers. They closed their gates because of it. They did not come forth outside because of fear.
-Inscription at Jebel Barkal, from a granite stela erected by Thutmose III (1481-1425 BCE), translated by George Reisner
Since long before the time of Thutmose, Nile dwellers have been afraid of sand dwellers. Some were called then Barbaroi, some are called now Janjaweed, both considered terrorists by most. KhairAllah knows nothing of either. He just wants to be left alone with his camels and to water them along the Great Nile when driving them to Egypt or to sell them in Omdurman where the Blue Nile enters the White.