Bedouin mealtime customs and etiquette While travelling in Jordan, you will be welcomed by many people. ‘Welcome to Jordan’ and ‘Ahlan wa Sahlan’ are one-liners that will sound familiar very soon. We are pretty sure you will get quite a few invitations for tea too. If...
7 secrets of Bedouin medicine Modern medicine, as it is known today, was founded in the Middle East. From the 8th until the 11th-century Arab physicians laid the foundations of the institutions and science of medicine. They opened the first hospitals and pharmacies. And they also...
An insight on our Bedouin house of hair Imagine standing on a ridge of one of our desert’s mountains. In front of you is a vast yellow sand valley. You enjoy the view for a moment. You wonder how big this valley is. And how long...
Bedouin music: the poetic music of the desert When you hear our traditional Bedouin music you might think you hear similarities with music from Yemen. You are not mistaken. All Bedouin music originates for the first settlers in Yemen. We are all desert dwellers. Dwellers in...
The heart of Jordanian culture: Ahlan wa Sahlan “Ahlan wa Sahlan” (meaning, be as one of the family and at your ease) or “Welcome to Jordan” sounds familiar to every foreigner who visits Jordan. Welcoming people is something we do from the core of our being....
Bedouin wear: traditional clothes in modern times If you have seen the movie Lawrence of Arabia (1962) or recently this video from CNN you have probably seen that we wear traditional clothes. Did you know that our clothes have a function too? I will tell you...