About the Tribe

Tribe name: Arab Abou Eid
Shiekh's name: Khaled Sultan
Location: Lebanon-Bekaa- Jeb Jannine
Number of households: 4 households

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Bedouins with "ENVOY"

When the project was given about the bedouins, I expected tents, sheep every where, hot coffee, women dressed in "Abayet", men in " Galabiya".... but i was surprised, the tribe now have Villas, the sheep are not next to their homes, they are in their lands where they can graze, and what was the most impressive are the cars that they own (Envoy...etc) and motorcycles (we saw 4 parked next to one home). One of the discussion topics with some of the tribe women was fashion and how to stay a la mode. The only Galabiya we saw was the one the sheikh was wearing, and the Abayie we saw was tried out by Blanche and Catherine. I think if they did not say that they are bedouins i would have never guessed. They are proud to be bedouins, but they are "as much Lebanese as we are". I think the only thing they have retained from their culture is the "Bedouin hospitality" and their "coffee". During our visit Mansaf was offered, coffee and tea were served. It is important to mention that they wanted us to dress as bedouins, drink coffee, eat mansaf, write that bedouin children are going to schools, show us that they are one family and one unit....but they were reluctant to discuss their assests with us(land, money, income, kattle...)

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