What is it about the desert?
It seems to me the desert is rather a special place. For example, I often think about the fact that most of the world's great religions, vastly influential systems, were born in the desert, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, and I don't think it's an accident.
Not a clue - not a desert kind of person. I guess it's the solitude you like - me, I want green - as in grass, trees, etc.
As for the religions you mentioned, they all come from the same region - the middle east.
Beats me. I'm not a desert person - give me green and/or blue