Moon and Henna TreeSet in the High Atlas in pre modern Morocco, Moon and Henna Tree chronicles the rise and fall of a local potentate, Hmmu. Not content with the territory left to him upon his fathers death, Hmmu, under the influence of his scheming advisor, Ibn al Zara, begins a campaign to acquire those lands that adjoin his, either through marriage or physical force. Ahmed Toufiqs subtle investigation of the abuse of power and its effects on those who suffer under