khamsin

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The khamsin, the hot African wind, filled the air with the sands of the Sahara.

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Under Ottoman Empire law, murder was held more pardonable if committed while the khamsin was blowing.

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These victims have few specific complaints beyond an extreme sensitivity to the rapid temperature changes caused by the khamsin.

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Judges in some Arab countries take a lenient attitude toward crimes committed during the khamsin.

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Camp was not a healthy spot in the khamsin days, Mac decided.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)