Photos from the Wadi Rum Desert Marathon
Dec 23, 2009 Comments Off Mark AbouzeidWadi Rum Marathon Images by Bedouin Heritage Project The Wadi Rum Marathon is an endurance horse race through the desert's surrounding the Wadi Rum Protected Zone. The event was reborn thanks to the contribution of Sheik Al-Maktoum of the Emirates and has been essential in recreating the horse culture of local bedouin. This year's race ...
Continue ReadingBreeding camels: a lesson on traditions, economics and love
Dec 23, 2009 Comments Off Ingrid Bouilliart[caption id="attachment_769" align="alignright" width="353" caption="A bedouin herding his camels."][/caption] Sabbah is breeding camels, in addition to his activity as a tourist guide. He first tried to keep camels in the village, close to his house, but that didn’t allow him to set up a real herd. So he had to keep them in a fence, on the ...
Continue ReadingBedouin Fire: music from the desert
Oct 2, 2009 2 Comments ›› Mark AbouzeidBHP has released a first track, "Dancing Around the Fire", from the upcoming Ep of recordings made live in the desert around the evening campfire. Salim Ali Lafi Zelabieh leads the melody on the Aoud while his family and friends dance and sing to the rythms of the drum. [kaltura-widget uiconfid="1396852" entryid="0_t6fwdv3o" width="550" height="374" addpermission="" ...
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