For the Rwala [Bedouin], wealth, in terms of camels, goods, and gold, could not be conserved; it had to be converted into reputation (or honor). For the peripatetics service nomads, most of whom were emissaries from the towns, and all of whom were regarded as such, rightly or wrongly, by the Rwala, wealth is measured by possessions, be these objects or cash. Among
the Rwala, to be rich in possessions implied a lack of generosity, which led to a diminution of honor, and in turn, a decrease in influence.
the Rwala, to be rich in possessions implied a lack of generosity, which led to a diminution of honor, and in turn, a decrease in influence.
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Hello Hessa,
At the beggining I would love to take this oppurtunity of eid to greet you, and I am glad to tell u that I am welling for any further researching and documentations of our missing history through your blog.
Yours,
Naif Alruwaili.
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