A conversation about the aflaj system as a social institution: how time was measured by shadow, how disputes were settled, and why dividing by time is cleverer than dividing by quantity.
The aflaj: who owns the water?
Guest: Dr Abdullah Alharthi
How did people divide scarce water with a fairness that actually held, before pumps and meters?
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