Dear Children: This book is for you. In it, ‘Abd al-Nur, a boy from Yemen, will introduce you to the traditional culture of his beautiful mountain village. You will learn many new and interesting things about his life and the history of his very ancient country. Each evening, ‘Abd al-Nur does his homework and reads Qur’an in the mafraj, the top storey of his tower-house. From the outside, the beautiful glass window panes offer a very colourful scene.