A web site dedicated to the unique island of

Soqotra (Socotra)

Island of the Dragon’s Blood Tree

• Christianity - an article by Stepehen Missick titled "Socotra: The Mysterious Island of the Assyrian Church of the East" .  The complete article can be downloaded if you wish.
• The History of Soqotra - A short list of the main events by Vladimir Agafonov.  Vladimir has also sent me a number of fairy tales which are on this web site.
• In 1964 I met Wazir Ibrahim and in 2002 and 2003 two of his sons.
• Fairy Tales from Soqotra collected by Vladimir Agafonov one of which is very similar to Cinderella.
• The poetry of Soqotra as collected by Vladimir Agafonov.