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        3. KNUD HOLMBOE was a young Dane with a zest for knowledge and a passion for justice and freedom, who be came a Moslem, learned to speak Arabic and in
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        5. Holmboe, Knud, Desert Encounter: An Adventurous Journey through Italian Africa, Copenhagen — the slightly naïve Saharan journey of a young Danish.

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          Knud Holmboe

          For other people named Ali Ahmed, see Ali Ahmed (disambiguation).

          Ali Ahmed el Gheseiri

          Portrait in Ørkenen Brænder,

          Born

          Knud Valdemar Gylding Holmboe


          ()April 22,

          Horsens, Denmark

          DiedOctober 13, () (aged&#;29)

          Aqaba, Jordan

          Knud Valdemar Gylding Holmboe (22 April HorsensDenmark – 13 October Aqaba, Jordan) was a Danishjournalist, author and explorer.

          He converted from Protestantism to Catholicism in , and, after a sojourn in North Africa, ultimately converted to Islam in , changing his name to Ali Ahmed el Gheseiri.[1]

          He is best known for his book Desert Encounter (Danish: Ørkenen Brænder, lit.&#;'the Desert is on Fire'), which exposed the maltreatment of the population the author had witnessed on his journey through Libya and the atrocities committed by the Italian colonial power.

          This account is especially valuable for its description of the concentration camps into which Italian colonial powers force