description: The Egyptian desert can be a hostile place. Yet in 1977, the author founded a new agricultural and social settlement on seventy hectares of desert land in Belbes, 60 km north east of Cairo. Illustrated with colour photographs, this is the story of Sekem - the original vision, the challenges and hard work, and the eventual successes.
language: English
title: Sekem: A Sustainable Community in the Egyptian Desert
titlecomplete: Sekem: A Sustainable Community in the Egyptian Desert
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Floris Books