Love jewelries ?

Yes, i do a lot .... i have my own collection and i guess any woman has the same :) In short i will let the photo's talk coz i'm so tired right night, is it so late over here and hmm i can't take all my attention into here . 

The typical Bedouin Arabic jewelries style

This is the indian style which some of arabs like it :) 

she is an arabic actress but dress and act like indian style :P

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Emaraati Bedouin life style

In old times , our grand – grand fathers used to be real Bedouins, things have changed in present , even the modernization came through  ( nowadays most we live in villas / buildings )  but the traditions are still alive and are a part of  emaraati heritage.

Please allow me to show u  the emaraati Bedouin life style and learn more about bedu traditions and myths  with this video.

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الصقارة - Falconry traditions in UAE

Falconry is one of the oldest traditional valued sports in UAE dating back to almost 2000 years, reflecting the bedouin love for it . It was a sport originally enjoyed only by the rich Sheikh’s and also used as a means to source food such as "harees" and "houbara" for the tribe. 

They were also used in conjunction with "Saluki " hunting dogs to chase and hunt down gazelles. 

The falcon itself, known as the "Saqr" is a bird that is much admired by Arabs because of its fascinating beauty, posture, sharp eyesight and grandeur.

Falconry is not an easy sport and requires a great deal of patience to train the bird to show off its skills.

 The Emirates Bird Society is making efforts to save and raise public awareness about the endangered species. 

Stopping Illegal trade of falcons, pursuing falcons blueprint of migration are some of the methods used to preserve the species.

A favorite activity of H. H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is falconry or “ al qanas" as it is called in the local dialect. According to His Highness, falconry is a sport that teaches endurance, strength, and patience.

The two main species used for hunting in the UAE are the "Saqr" falcons (Falco Cherruq), which are imported from other Middle Eastern countries and the Peregrine (Falco Peregrinus).

The Saqr  is the most popular since it is well suited for desert hawking. 

The female Saqr “ Al Hurr “ , which is larger and more powerful is the one utilized more frequently than the male “ Garmoush ”. The female Peregrine “ Shahin “ or “ Bahri Shahin ” is also preferred to the male “ Shahin Tiba”  for hunting purposes.

This video is it a small documentary from the Festival of Zayed Bin Hamdan Heritage Falconry Competition. 

To enter in more details regarding our falconry customs , please visit our brother site 

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Bedouin lifestyle

Hayakom allah ,

Today today I wanna go deep inside the history, remember and tell u litlle bit about Bedouin people.

What's bedouin , how is the life style of a bedouin, how did they survived ....etc and many other types of question may occur in ur mind.

Generally speaking, a Bedouin is an Arab who lives in one of the desert areas of the Middle East and raises camels, sheep, or goats. 

They r considered the "most indigenous" of modern Middle Eastern peoples, meaning they lived there before anyone else.

The therm of “beduoin” is today a bit of misnomer , very few bedu r still truly nomadic as circumstances change and the traditional nomadic life of the desert herders has had to adapt .

The bedouin language is a kind of stylized Arabic dialect ( dialect of a specific region) filled with many words that may be difficult for others to really understand certain words.

They r very superstitious persons as for they use amulets,charms,lucky numbers,stones they think may protect which in Islam is is considered a real innovation.

Many bedouin do not fast on the Holy Month of Ramadan and they do not pay much attention to the Eid festivals,or other important days in Islam .Funny but  if u ask them, they may not even know the important Islamic festival dates.

Some arab still own 2camels or many more. 

Camels evoke ancient nomadic lifestyle, the symbol of community through hardship and endurance, in short Bedouin roots.

Most bedu have  modernised  nowadays, but still the old traditions have survived with them.

After pitching their distinct black , goat hair tents “beit ash sh’3ar “ , they graze their goats, sheep or camels in an area for several months.When the sparse desert is fodder runs out, is it again the time to move on letting the land to regenerate naturally.

The tents r generally divided into 7aram area ( forbidden area) for woman and another area reserved to the men.The men section serves as a public part of the house, where guests r treated with Arabic coffee, tea, dates or other meals. Here is kept all the gossip, conversations, news..etc. The arabs r known of the hospitality they have.

The bedu family is a close kit unit. The woman do all the domestic work, including fetching water, cooking, weaving and taking care of the childrens.

In the code of honor, women r protected and if any woman will bring "ird" ( loosing honour) to the family is it extremely a serious problem. I think this is applying to every family as well.

The men r traditionally the providers of peace, security , protection in case of wars.

They assume the protection of a traveler or his host and is guaranteed a safe passage through tribal territory.

Maybe u will be amazed to know that some they have mobile phones, satellite tv and the traditional music is it listened at the radio. This is possible bcoz many of the bedu do not move at all in other place, they just stick it and remain in a certain place.

Now i wanna show u some beautiful pictures - bedwu inspiration

  

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