The bedouin paradox

Abstract

The article addresses the political power of nomadism, based on the paradoxical igure of the Bedouin. Through two Bedouin communities (from Western Sahara and Naqab in Palestine) persecuted by the colonial States of Morocco and Israel, the text strives to auscultate the disquieting aspects of nomadism as was foretold in the 14th century by Ibn Khaldun. Regarding Naqab, the article uses the analysis of three photos of Fazal Sheikh that document the relationship between colonization and climate change. From the perspective of heteronomous ethics, nomadism allows us a glimpse into the promise of other methods of inhabiting, away from possession and accumulation.