A comprehensive ready-reckoner to the customs and etiquette of the Arabian Peninsula.The Heart of the Middle East, in terms of Arab culture and customs, is Saudi Arabia -- principal oil state and the West's most important Middle East ally. This book draws its inspiration and guidelines from the Saudi way of life, but also takes account of the neighbouring Arab states around the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.Contents: The Land (including nomadic life in the 21st century); Islam (including the Holy Cities and Sharia Law); The People (including religious festivals, the lunar calendar and Arab attitude to women); The Home (including house and tent and the women's part of the home); Social Relations (including greetings, the nose kiss, entering a majlis and right and left hand); Food & Eating Out (including a traditional Arab meal); City Life (including eating out and taboos); Business (including 'time' in Arabia); Travelling; the Arabic Language; Facts about the Peninsula; Index.
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Bruce Ingham is Senior Lecturer in Arabic Studies at the University of London, and is well known for his studies on tribal groupings in Arabia. J.Fayadh is Lecturer at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Born in Iraq, he has taught Arabic in a number of Western universities.
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What is described in this 'briefing' book, therefore, is the traditional behaviour of the area. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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What is described in this 'briefing' book, therefore, is the traditional behaviour of the area. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
large majlis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Saudi Arabia, Gulf States Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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