The End of the Borders

In this collection of essays, we believe that an inward looking to the, true, identity of Asian and African groups and tribes, essentially a cultural identity regardless of political boundaries, could ease new, and more empathic approaches to the study of their roles throughout the broader Indian Ocean region. The following essays are “crossing” from north to south an imaginary journey from the lands of South Central Asia to the shores in front of the Persian/Arab Gulf, than “sailing” thank to the monsoon winds to the Horn of Africa, and crossing the complex piracy issue to reach the Nile. It’s a “journey” that could be read through the opposite direction, methodologically reaching more than one region and more than one topic, while all of them are deeply interdisciplinary.