this is the traditional domain of the bedouin. who, for thousands of years have moved across this harsh, dry, seemingly endless landscape, making it their home. amer al wahaibi and his family continue the tradition. ahmed al mahrouqui is a hardcore ambassador of the empty places of the desert. he spent more time there, much of it alone, than just about anyone. >> anthony: the bedouin have been questing the empty quarter hundreds of years, thousands of years? >> ahmed: thousands of years. the bedouin are the kings of the desert, it's their place it's their area. they know how to live and they know how to suffer.