Assalamu Aleikum to you all
Here I am in the Empty Quarter working in a school with Bedouin boys. When I first arrived here in the summer the heat was unbearable. Getting out of the airport it felt like a sauna. I caught a taxi to the city and had some relief with the air conditioning. But for the next few weeks I couldn't walk outside for more than about 10 minutes without the heat becoming too much. It's now November and the weather is beautiful. It's a bit like a hot summer's day back in the UK. I guess it's about 30 degrees celsius.
Bedouin culture is very traditional. Where I work women generally only venture outside to go shopping and are almost always accompanied by their husband. There is a lot to do for men - gyms, football games to watch or play etc. Talking about football all the matches are free as in you don't have to pay to watch. This is the national professional league as well. I went to one game in the local town/village and the crowd included some African cheerleaders complete with drums. They kept up their beating and singing all the way through.
I might as well mention the reason for the name 'habibi'. I believe it translates as darling or beloved. The locals use it in the way that some Londoners would use 'darling'. If you live here you get called it a lot.
Masalamah
Yahya
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