While our speciality is discovery of silence in Sinai, for those seeking a moment of peace and quiet closer to home Just this Day offers stillness and reflection at two events in London on 18th and 22nd November. Organised by Liz Edmunds, Just this Day is... Read more
“This Adventure into Silence was more than I could wish for. Sara Maitland inspired, challenged, invited and guided us to explore our own silence.” Our Adventure into Silence returned to its beautiful desert camp in South Sinai in October, welcomed... Read more
An exhibition and conference at the Royal Geographical Society in London next month will celebrate the work of Swiss photographer Frederic Boissonnas displaying his unique collection of images from journeys to Egypt in 1929 and 1933. The collection includes his... Read more
Despite its beauty, rich history and remarkable biodiversity, Sinai is not an easy place to live. The nomadic Bedouin have found a way to survive in the desert for thousands of years, a fragile existence always on the margins, but... Read more
Kathryn Turner, Head of Spirituality for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle joined us on our recent Adventure into Silence. You can listen here to her interview with Premier North East Radio, about her experience in South Sinai and her... Read more
In the deep desert of the Sinai, Jill Langford samples the eremitic life of the early Christian Fathers and finds an inner contemplation as a foil to her busy everyday life. Read the full article published in The Tablet.
The annual UVI visit to the Sinai desert is much anticipated (with original excitement dating back to Open Evenings before UIII), but this year it seemed more exciting than ever before. Three weeks before we left, the Arab Spring began... Read more
Sara Maitland joins a strange safari in the desert hunting, not rare animals, but an equally endangered prize – absolute silence. Read Article
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