On Sahara's edge, getting the girl is a contest all its own

Friday, December 26, 2003

IN GALL, Niger -- Sword at his side, compact mirror at the ready, a 6-foot-tall Sahara nomad named Efad Dadi squinted with determination and girded for the ancient trial of his desert people.

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