The Graves of Tarim
by Engseng Ho
This is a fantastic book about a particular group of Yemenis: the Sayyids. They came from Hadramawt, a magical place. Descendents of the prophet Mohammed, they colonised various Indian-Ocean countries. They travelled to Southeast Asia, to what is today Indonesia and Malaysia, East Africa and beyond. They brought Islam with them, and sent money and children back.
