Not everyone has a sacred ritual for shaving, but then again, not everyone has their own private hot spring in their backyard. Mamdouh Bisharat, also known as the Duke of Mukheibeh, used to hate shaving. It was an annoying daily chore until he decided to ritualize it. Now shaving is a spiritual endeavour for him. I took photos of him during this interesting process while I was visiting his house in the extreme northwestern corner of Jordan. Seeing the beautiful Golan Heights from his backyard gave me a much deeper appreciation of why the area is so deeply contested. The Israelis have occupied this amazing piece of land since they stole it from Syria in 1967.
Brian, I love these photos. Good work.
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