Bedouin Essays

  • Bedouin Culture

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    to be some kind of Bedouin” (Lavie 340). The creation of the state of Israel and the ensuing wars and conflicts between Israel and other states have had and undeniable and permanent impact on the Bedouin of the Negev desert. This climate has resulted in the Bedouin losing part of their culture due to outside involvement. It has also forced them to adapt to form a new way of life that is both completely different and new; it is a contrived hybridization of western and Bedouin ideals. They face racism

  • Examples Of Globalization In The Alchemist

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    When you think of globalization, do you think about country leaders being interconnected and working together? In most scenarios that is quite accurate, but in the novel The Alchemist, globalization is shown in a simplistic manner. The simple act of sharing a book with another person can be an example of knowledge globalization, this refers to the sharing of knowledge with others. Globalization is the process of interconnecting others within culture, tradition, beliefs and economic stability. In

  • Bedouin Essay

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    Introduction The system of justice in Bedouin varies depending on the tribes as these systems are back dated since the pre Islamic times contrary to sharia law. These justice systems are currently being unused sharia and national penal codes are used in dispensing justice to Bedouins. According to the honor codes of Bedouin, justice are dispensed depending on the gender whereby men are directed by Sharaf while women by ird. The custom of Bedouin is related on preservation of the honor based on the

  • Gender Roles In Bedouins

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    the main fabrics of their respective societies. One such society is the Bedouins in the Western Desert of Egypt. The ideologies of gender in Bedouin society are intertwined with moral discourses comprising modesty and honor. Gender ideologies are used to “rationalize the social hierarchy and inequities in the freedom of individuals to make choices about their lives and to influence others. Nowhere is this clearer than in Bedouin gender ideology… the network of values associated with autonomy is generally

  • Gender Roles In Bedouin Culture

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    Gender Codes Among the Bedouin Society The Bedouin society entails a culture that is distinct and unique in which gender roles shape the relationship between men and women in a way that is different from what is typically viewed across many Western cultures. Not unlike a majority of cultures across the world today, the Bedouin culture does place women at a level that is inferior to men through their gender code. But there are many unique ways that this culture defines gender roles through such

  • How Did Muhammad Shaped Bedouin Culture

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    By 630 CE, paganism successfully ended by the Prophet Muhammad, which unified Bedouin. After the prophet’s death, the Islamic civilization expand rapidly in Asia, Africa, and Europe. A new era was created by the Muslims who contributed many resources, intellectual and cultural achievements. The Islamic faith transformed the Post Classical period. The prophet Muhammad shaped Bedouin culture by unifying them, religiously, politically and intellectually, which made expansion possible through the feuding

  • Comparing Marx And Friedrich Engels 'The Bedouin'

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    family would soon face circumstances that would cause Engels to drop out of school and be sent to Bremen to work. There Engels would soon discover the works of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, which would influence him to publish, a poem entitled "The Bedouin". He would also take part in writing newspaper articles criticizing societal ills of industrialization. Engels was eventually drafted into the Prussian military and was station at berlin. While there

  • Lila Abu-Shoud Vs Dubois

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    Willis detail acts of insurrection in their studied groups: Abu-Lughod draws on anecdotes about the Bedouin women of the Awlad ‘Ali while Willis describes the opposition of a group of English schoolboys to the school establishment. Although both groups demonstrate resistance through small acts of daily opposition, their fundamental approach to authority and power is very different. Abu-Lughod’s Bedouin women firmly believe in the moral values underlying their society, while Willis’ schoolboys want to

  • The Southern Gates Of Arabia, By Freya Stark

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    before. Stark notes her unforgettable adventure in her writing as she writes about the Hadhramaut Valley. Stark takes us through her journey as she discovers the Bedouins whom she fantasies about and is interested in. It is interesting to mention that Stark is Stark lifestyle as a western women play a massive role in the book. The Bedouins, specially the women have a very different lifestyle than that of Stark’s, therefore, see how Stark interacts with those

  • Nadia The Willful Analysis

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    console her.” Going through tough times is hard enough, especially when you are going through it by yourself. The short story “Nadia the Willful” by Sue Alexander has emotions all around in the story. Nadia’s father - Tarik - has banned anyone in the bedouin to mention his lost son's name, Hamed. Nadia is determined to not even say a peep of Hamed’s name. Nadia may have gone against her loved ones in the beginning, but all turned out good in the end. In the beginning of “Nadia the Willful” it mentions

  • In Veiled Sentiments By Lila Abu-Lughod

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    unregulated. This function of art as a form of free expression to express inner emotions and feelings can be seen across many cultures, including those living in under developed countries and those who live in the modernized western countries. The Bedouin peoples of Northern Africa for example, are known for their modest cultural practices surrounding marriage, and partnership. Rarely in this society are people married due to love. Marriages are often arranged by

  • Ibn Khaldun's Sociological Theory

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    theory through his book Al Muqaddimah where he is concerned with widespread strong collective belief and faith that would enable to understand a society among the Bedouins of the Arab, who used to spend the majority of their time in the desert. Blood relationships and purity of lineage were some of the key characteristics of the Bedouins, due to which, there was an increased sense of solidarity between the members. The fundamental characteristic of his theory is the concept of “Al-asabiyyah” or group

  • Sahara Desert Essay

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    minerals like iron ore and copper are important to the industries becaused that have allowed the population centers to grow in numbers. The community in the Sahara desert is called the bedouin. Life for the bedouin people is extremely hard due to the lack of rain. The bedouin people are scattered around North Africa. The bedouin people do not have proper shelter and there is not even a grass area nearby. The Sahara desert is also a tourist destination for people who want to experience a new place that they

  • Archibald Forder Orientalist Summary

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    during which he has disguised as a Bedouin. Therefore, he has to employ certain strategies that enable him to go native in order to escape attention, danger, among others. Although he despises and assumes an ambivalent position towards the Arabs, he tries to learn Arabic and to imitate local ways of dress, food, travel, and habitation. It is important to find out whether his “going Bedouin,” so to speak, demonstrates a defense mechanism, a real fascination with Bedouins’ outlook and lifestyle, or a mere

  • Emir Abd-El-Kadr's The Horse Of The Sahra

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    Arabian Horse Origins It is still a mystery what is the accurate origins of the Arabian Horse. Since 3500 years ago it appears in the art of Egypt, but the one who generated and purified the pure horse breed was the Arabs who lived in desert, known as Bedouin.( http://www.arabhorse.com/ ) There are two arguments or historians suggestions, one of them is that the Arabian forebear Horse have been a wild horse in southern Turkey, northern Syria and some piedmont regions in addition to the east. The other

  • Five Components Of Effective Leadership

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    Leadership is crucial for the survival and sustainability of all kinds of institutions. Regardless of the shape or size of an institution, it needs and effective leader to prosper and grow. Leaders, through the actions and decisions they take, affect the direction and speed of their institutions in a positive or negative way that is why certain qualities of leadership must be acquired by leaders to be effective in leading any institution. Qualities such as trust, vision, courage, care, empathy are

  • Muammar Gaddafi's Life

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    Meniar earned a meager subsistence as a goat and camel herder.[14] Nomadic Bedouins, they were illiterate and kept no birth records.[16] As such, Gaddafi's date of birth is not known with certainty, and sources have set it in 1942 or in the spring of 1943, although biographers Blundy and Lycett noted that it could have been pre-1940.[16] His parents' only surviving son, he had three older sisters.[16] Gaddafi's upbringing in Bedouin culture influenced his personal tastes for the rest of his life. He repeatedly

  • Laila's Journey In Saudi Arabia

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    Laila was a trader from the Arabian Peninsula, she was a Bedouin woman that used to travel in caravans to Mesopotamia all the way to Turkey and back to the Arabian peninsula. She would gather many items such as pottery, weaved rugs, silks cloth, and spices as well as jewelry made in the Arabian peninsula what is now known as Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the other gulf states. These desert lands were harsh and dangerous to transverse. She had crossed deserts by camel caravans that comprised of up to thirty

  • Western Representation Of The Middle East Essay

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    crucial need of extra petroleum sources [CITATION Cle05 \l 1033 ]. In terms of resource exploitation, the Western representation of the Middle East has been formed based on the paradox that the area is predominantly a desert wasteland populated by Bedouins. However, if used effectively, it has a fundamental source of wealth and power under the surface. Representations of Arabs and Muslims in American movies were largely influenced by French and

  • How Did Arab Culture Influence Pre Islamic Culture

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    Arab culture before the time of Muhammad comprised cities, such as Mecca and the nomadic Bedouin clan. The central group, the tribe, superseded any other allegiance or commitment (337). Economically, there was a cross section of cooperation between desert tribes and city tribes. For example, the Bedouin exchanged their sheep and camel wool for dates and wheat (337). The Meccans secured economic and political power through purchasing, marketing and furnishing bazaars in various cities where tribes