Living In Bahrain
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LIVING IN BAHRAIN
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WHEN AND WHY
Lived in Bahrain for all of 1981 and the second half of 1982
½ of 5th grade, ½ of 6th grade, ½ of 7th grade at the Bahrain School
My father was a UNDP technical specialist on urban and regional planning
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GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATOLOGY
Bahrain is an island in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf 274 sq miles
Emirate (monarchy) under the Al-Khalifas
Arid desert land Summer
temperatures > 100F
Winter temperatures ~ 50F at night
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LANGUAGE
Arabic words are written right-to-left
ح ج ث ت ب أس ز ر ذ د خع ظ ط ض ص شم ل كـ ق ف غ
ي و هـ ن
Arabic numbers are written left-to-right
٠ ١ ٢ ٣ ٤٥ ٦ ٧ ٨ ٩
إميل ى
جون
٢٠٠٩
يميل ى
ريبيكا
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ARABIC WORDS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU KNEW
amīr al-bihār commander of the seas al-jabr, the restoring of missing parts. ḥashshāshīn, those who use hashish shah māt, the king is dead qutun jarrah, large earthen vase naranj, a fruit
admiral algebra assassain checkmate cotton jar orange
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HANDY ARABIC PHRASES
Hello: as-salam alaykum Hello (response): wa alaykum e-salam Goodbye (person leaving): ma'a salama Good morning: sabaH ala-kheir Good morning (response): sabaH an-noor Good afternoon: masa' al-kheir Good afternoon: masa’ an-noor Thank you: shukran You’re welcome: afwan Tomorrow : bukra*
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ARCHITECTURE
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CONSTRUCTION – THEN AND NOW
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LITERATURE
Omar Khayyam – poetry The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all your Piety nor WitShall lure it back to cancel half a Line,Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (14th century) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
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CULTURE
Many norms based on the Bedouin hospitality rules.
Gift-giving Meals/tea Taboos : right hand/left hand, women’s dress,
showing bottom of shoe
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RELIGION
Islam influences much of day-to-day life System of law Friday is the holy day -- Saturday –
Wednesday week Pray 5 times per day, facing Mecca Once in lifetime, hajj to Mecca Ramadan – no food/drink sunrise to sunset
for a month
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TRADITIONAL GARB
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THINGS TO DO
Shopping “Souk”
Diving/Snorkeling Fresh water springs
Eating out… KFC/BR Hangin’ with my homies
Portuguese construction families
Korean construction families American and British
military/diplomatic families Local well-to-do families
No Wii or Xbox, but…
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QUESTIONS?