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Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan

Stopping the Desert

Season 2025 Episode 2

Gulnaz Khan travels across Africa’s Sahel, where desertification threatens entire communities. Muslims and Christians join forces with scientists, refining traditional practices that promise to hold back the Sahara and its shifting sands.

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