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Mar 27
2012
Sand and Camels, My trip to Marib, Yemen, March 2012

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Last week I took a short trip to Ramlat as Saba’tayn in Marib just southeast of Safir. See photos from my earlier post. The desert area is part of the Empty Quarter, but it is not as desolate as one might think. In addition to Bedouin settlements there are numerous oil and electricity facilities dotting the region. At night, their lights can be seen glowing over the sand dunes from miles away.

Mar 24
2012
Photos from Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen

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Photos from Ramlat as Sabatayn, Marib, Yemen

Here are some photos from my latest trip to Ramalat as Sabatayn, Marib.

May 11
2011
Poem in Bedouin Dialect – قصيدة الجمهرة للشاعر حامد زيد

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Here is a poem written and recited in bedouin dialect by Kuwaiti poet Hamid Zaid. and translated to standard Arabic by my friend Azhaar. إي بالله أخطوا والخطا اللي جابهم عين الصواب نعم والله أخطؤوا، والخطأ الذي أحضرهم هو الصواب بعينه مبطي وأنا أشوف الطمع يكشف رداهم وأستره متمهّل وأنا أرى الطمع يكشف سوءهم وأستر [...]
Jun 07
2010
Advanced Arabic – Bedouin Dialect

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My first exposure to Bedouin dialect was when I stayed with a Bedouin family in the Empty Quarter near the Yemeni-Saudi-Omani border. At the time I had lived in Sana’a for about ten months, but my MSA was still shaky and I had no exposure to other dialects besides Sana’ani and its variants spoken in [...]