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I Am the Triangular Window in a Mud Hut

I Am the Triangular Window in a Mud Hut

Sep 16, 2021-- "I have overheard pale-skinned visitors to this refugee camp speak of windows as large as a cow and covered by glass that slides wide open. Those stories sound absurd. Such windows would be completely impractical! We Dinka windows allow in some air, of course; but first and foremost, we are designed for safety and comfort. Look at my size and shape: a triangle smaller than a cracked plate." In this beautifully crafted post, meet a Dinka window in South Sudan and be quietly transformed by what it has to teach you. (4761 reads)


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