Running head: BEDOUIN LIFESTYLE IN ARAB COUNTRIES 1
Bedouin Lifestyle in Arab Countries
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BEDOUIN LIFESTYLE IN ARAB COUNTRIES 2
Bedouin Lifestyle in Arab Countries
Bedouin is an English term that is derived from Arabic word Bedu or Badawiyin which
refers to the one who lives in the desert or rather desert inhabitants. Fundamentally, the term
differentiates the populations who base their livelihood on livestock keeping through natural
graze from those with both urban and agricultural base. The Bedouin group is semi-nomadic
having an ancestral trace in Syrian and Arabian deserts, and their territory extends from the wide
North Africa deserts to the Middle East rocky deserts. It is traditionally divided into clans or
tribes who share a goats and camels herding common culture. Historically, various names have
been used to refer to Bedouins like Old Testament Qedarites and the Assyrians called them
Arabaa. Since the Islam beginning, in the Quran Bedouins are known as Aarab. Therefore, this
paper will discuss the Bedouin culture and traditions
