Winds of Sand, Women of Rock Page #2

If I finish my studies, I'll work

and lead my own life.

I could be a doctor,

or something like that.

I'll see.

That's a nice project.

Does your husband agree?

If he doesn't, I can't do it.

Down!

What a fuss!

Tie him tight.

- He nearly got away.

DAY 5, 140 KM

AGADEM WELL:

Go on, move...

Ata, what are you doing?

When we get to Bilma

with our goats and donkeys,

do you know what I'll do?

You'll make money, just like us.

Do goats sell well?

- That's what I've heard.

You know what we'll eat?

Something really delicious!

Our purses will be full,

let's spoil ourselves.

Once we've sold the goats

and got some money,

we can buy whatever we want.

Let's decide the price

for our animals.

Between 35 and 40,000 (60 )

for a donkey.

Listen,

as soon as we get to Bilma...

we'll buy some nice clothes.

Let's pamper ourselves.

Let's do that and show off.

This dress is full of sweat.

I am almost done.

- I only have one more piece to wash.

Last year,

we went to a wedding in Bilma.

It was amazing.

That's how it is in town.

It was a beautiful choreography,

led by three girls.

In Bilma, dances are great,

everyone gathers there.

- In the Sahara,

dances are more simple.

When they kidnap a bride,

why do they chain her feet

for seven days?

So she can't escape.

- But they've already got her.

They'd never leave her free.

Some women refuse their husband

and sleep in the bush

for 2 years. What a life!

They will never stop this tradition.

- No, they won't.

They always beat the bride.

So when she can, she runs away.

Come on, why are you so slow?

- What's the problem?

Hurry, we have to leave soon!

This bucket is really heavy.

The Tubu can't live without camels,

they are the measure for all things.

Those hundred camels there...

That's fifty...

This is half a man.

Another fifty.

One hundred camels,

that's the blood price for a man.

The blood price of a woman is 50 camels,

half the worth of a man.

For the man, it's 100.

For the woman, it's 50.

Hanne, take the baby. I'm tired.

It's slippy!

Even if you do fall,

it won't hurt because of the sand.

DAY 6, 170 KM

Mariama, why did you quit school?

- I didn't quit.

I started when I was six.

I went every day,

up to 3rd year primary,

then my father took me out.

- Why?

For no reason. Just like that.

The others went to school,

but I had to take care of the household.

- There was no one to cook?

When I was 16, I was married off

and I started fighting with my husband.

But I was afraid of my family.

So I did as I was told:

Getting wood, water, cooking.

Yet I kept on refusing my husband.

In secret.

If my parents had known,

they would have killed me.

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