Ich-09-2008-en-ver-01

- Data sheet 1- Governmental and nongovernmental bodies specialized in the field of intangible cultural heritage

This data sheet, preferably filled in electronically^93, is aimed at extensive data-gathering within the framework of the assessments on national capacities for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (please refer to the background document to guide national assessments^94). It will provide comprehensive information on any institutions/organizations active in the field of intangible cultural heritage as referred to in the assessment guidelines.

1. Name Please provide the full official name of the institution/organization, in its original language as well as in French and/or English.

Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation مؤسسة عبد الحميد شومان

2. Address Please provide the complete postal address of the institution/organization, as well as additional contact information such as its telephone or fax numbers, e-mail address, website, etc.

Postal address: P.O Box 940255 - Amman 11194-Jordan Country: Jordan Website: www.shoman.org Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

3. Status Specify whether the institution/organization is a governmental entity (ministry, university, museum, etc.) or a non-governmental entity (such as associations, organizations, community centres, grassroots associations, clubs, guilds, steering committees, etc.) and indicate its recognized legal personality.

 governmental, please specify:        non-governmental, please specify: Foundation

4. Date of its founding or approximate duration of its existence Please state when the institution/organization came into existence.

In 1978

5. Geographical scope Please identify the geographical scope where the institution/organization actively operates. Please indicate whether it is primarily local, national, sub-regional or international in scope and specify the location (name of city(es), district(s), country(ies)).

 local  national  regional  international Please specify: It is a national foundation that has scientific and cultural ties with other organizations interested in research in the Arab World.

6. Activities in the field of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

6.a. Domain(s) in which the institution/organization is active Please check one or more boxes to indicate the primary domains in which the institution/organization is most active. If its activities involve domains other than those listed, please check “other domains” and indicate which domains are concerned.

 oral traditions and expressions  performing arts  social practices, rituals and festive events  knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe  traditional craftsmanship  other domains - please specify: The Foundation supports scientific research, organizes lectures and cultural seminars and it offers awards for literature and cultural works. It also has a rich library open for all researchers and for those who like to enjoy reading.

6.b. Primary safeguarding activities in which the institution/organization is involved Please check one or more boxes to indicate the institution/organization’s primary safeguarding activities. If its activities involve safeguarding measures not listed here, please check ‘other safeguarding measures’ and specify which ones are concerned.

 identification, documentation, research (including inventory-making)  preservation, protection  promotion, enhancement  transmission, formal or non-formal education  revitalization  other safeguarding measures - please specify:      

6.c. Description of the institution/organization’s activities Briefly describe the recent activities and relevant experience in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Please provide information on the personnel and membership of the institution/organization, describe its competence and expertise in the domain of intangible cultural heritage and explain how its personnel or members acquired such competence.

Since it was established in 1978, the foundation practices its cultural and scientific activities such as scientific research, offering awards for Arab researchers and writers, and it is equipped with highly competent staff that is ready to provide their service for visitors.

7. Experiences in cooperating with communities, groups and intangible cultural heritage practitioners Briefly describe any experiences of the institution/organization in cooperating in a spirit of mutual respect with communities, groups and, where appropriate, individuals that create maintain and transmit intangible cultural heritage.

The foundation has strong cooperation with all cultural and scientific bodies in Jordan. It supports national cultural forums and centres. The foundation supports seminars, scientific and cultural workshops in the universities and scientific centres. It supports publishing national books.

Writers who contributed to documenting intangible cultural heritage

1. 
   Ibrahim Ahmad Melhem
   
2. 
   Ibrahim Batarseh
   
3. 
   Ibrahim Salman Alqudah
   
4. 
   Ihsan Alfarhan
   
5. 
   Ahmad Alkhalileh
   
6. 
   Ahmad Abu Khousah
   
7. 
   Ahmad Toufeeq Hijazi
   
8. 
   Ahmad Hammoodeh
   
9. 
   Ahmad Wasfi Zakariah , Ahmad Ghassan Spano
   
10. 
    Ahmad Alrabaia'a
    
11. 
    Ahmad Alrababa'a , Ahmad Hammoodeh
    
12. 
    Ahmad Ali Mahlab
    
13. 
    Ahmad Uwedi Alabbadi
    
14. 
    Ahmad Muhammad Ateyat
    
15. 
    Ihsan Muhammad Alhassan
    
16. 
    Ikhlas Saleem Alaranki
    
17. 
    Adeeb Eid Suleiman Aladeeli
    
18. 
    Elias Hannah Alamat
    
19. 
    Amal Harakeh
    
20. 
    Ahmad Mubarak
    
21. 
    Archimandrite Poulus Salman
    
22. 
    Imtiaz Nader
    
23. 
    Imstief Suleiman Imstief
    
24. 
    Anton Jousan, Sami Alnahas
    
25. 
    Iyad Abd Almajeed Ibrahim
    
26. 
    Bassam Alqudah
    
27. 
    Bashar Muhammad Abu Nuseir Almasarweh
    
28. 
    Tahseen Altal
    
29. 
    Tamam Ibrahim Khaleel
    
30. 
    Tahani Mutafa
    
31. 
    Tawdudd Abd Alhadi
    
32. 
    Tawfeeq Abu Alrub
    
33. 
    Tayseer Mahameed Alabadi
    
34. 
    Jameel Tareq Abd Alhameed
    
35. 
    Jameel Ayad Alwahidi
    
36. 
    Jammel Muhammad Sha'aban
    
37. 
    Josef Fakhouri
    
38. 
    Husein Juma'a
    
39. 
    Husein Taha Mhadeen
    
40. 
    Hamad Alzeid
    
41. 
    Hannah Ammari
    
42. 
    Hannah Teuimeh Alraihat
    
43. 
    Hanan Sulieiman Malkawi
    
44. 
    Khaled Alhamzah
    
45. 
    Khaled Alkaraki
    
46. 
    Khaz'al Almajidi and Zuliekhah Abu Reisheh
    
47. 
    Khalaf Khaleel Haddadeen
    
48. 
    Khalaf Sharari Alkharshah
    
49. 
    Khawulah Abd Alhaleem Aldabbas
    
50. 
    Khaleel Abd Alkareem Alsa'ad
    
51. 
    Rabeh Dirwash
    
52. 
    Rami Mahmoud Mousah Abu Alhaija
    
53. 
    Rakad Minawer Shafi Almai'ouf Alsarahan
    
54. 
    Radwan Hamdan
    
55. 
    Zuhoor E'isah Abd Alraheem Badran
    
56. 
    Zahar Alannabi
    
57. 
    Ziad Mahmoud Ali Abu Ghaneimah
    
58. 
    Rox Ben Za'ed Alouzaizi
    
59. 
    Ra'ouf Abu Jaber
    
60. 
    Zaidan kafafi and Aqel Biltaji
    
61. 
    Sa'ad Abu Deiyah Alfanatsah
    
62. 
    Sa'ad Khalaf Alafnan
    
63. 
    Sultan Treikhem Almuthehn Alsarhani
    
64. 
    Sultan Alma'ni
    
65. 
    Suleiman Alanfas Malfi Alsharari
    
66. 
    Suleiman Ayoub Oweis
    
67. 
    The poet Fayyadh Hamdan Abu Hdeib Alabadi
    
68. 
    Shatha Ahmad Abd Alsattar Aldailami and Barlin Lawand
    
69. 
    Saleh Khriesat
    
70. 
    Salah Mustafa Alfawwal
    
71. 
    Dhaif Allah Alhmood
    
72. 
    A'ref Abu Karaki and Muhammad Bani Younes
    
73. 
    A'raf Ala'ref
    
74. 
    A'tef Muhammad Said Alshayyab
    
75. 
    A'tef Muhammad Nahar Alrousan
    
76. 
    Abbas Hadadeen
    
77. 
    A'idah Alnajar
    
78. 
    Abd Alkhlaq Yousef Alkhatatneh
    
79. 
    Abd Alra'ouf Alrawabdeh
    
80. 
    Abd Allah Alsalem Alshaheen
    
81. 
    Abd Allah Rasheed
    
82. 
    Abd Allah Karam Almanzalawi
    
83. 
    Abd Allah Musalam Suleiman Alkasasbeh
    
84. 
    Abd Alazeez Mahmoud
    
85. 
    Abd Alazeez Mahmoud and Abd Alrahman Alatyat
    
86. 
    Abd Alrahman Altamimi
    
87. 
    Abd Alfattah Alrashdan
    
88. 
    Abd Alqader ben Hamad Aljazeeri
    
89. 
    Abd Alqader Mari'i khaleel and Dr. Yahay Alqasem
    
90. 
    Abd Allateef Albarghouthi
    
91. 
    Ablah Ibraheem Hamarneh
    
92. 
    Abeer Alnawaiseh
    
93. 
    Akashah Abd Almannan Altibi
    
94. 
    Ali Khaled Abu Hamad
    
95. 
    Ali Obeid Alsai'i
    
96. 
    Alian Aljaloudi
    
97. 
    Alian Rezeq Alkhawaldeh
    
98. 
    Imad Altwal Alazeezat
    
99. 
    Azzam Abu Alhamam Almutawer
    
100. 
     Omar Abd Alrahman Alsarisi
     
101. 
     Oudeh Alqosous
     
102. 
     E'isah Hasan Aljarajrah
     
103. 
     Ghassan Alhasan
     
104. 
     Ghassan Ali Alnaizi Altal
     
105. 
     Farouq Sa'ad Farhan Abu Jaber
     
106. 
     Fayez Abu Alka's
     
107. 
     Firas Dmeithan Almajali
     
108. 
     Faraj Freij Alazazmeh
     
109. 
     Farahan Abd Alazeez Almaslat
     
110. 
     Firyal Alrabadi
     
111. 
     Fawzi Alkhutabah
     
112. 
     Fawzi Ali Shihab Malkawi
     
113. 
     Fawzi Radwan Alarabi
     
114. 
     Kana'n Izzat
     
115. 
     Luqman Radwan Khaled Shatanawi
     
116. 
     Muhammad Ibrahim Aldwiek
     
117. 
     Muhammad Abu Soufah
     
118. 
     Majd Eddeen Khairi Khamash
     
119. 
     Muhammad Jameel Almadani
     
120. 
     Maddallah Awad Alali
     
121. 
     Muhammad Ahmad Oqleh Almomani
     
122. 
     Muhammad Rashed Bani Amer
     
123. 
     Muhammad Shihadeh Sa'ad Momani
     
124. 
     Muhammad Abd Alkareem Mahfthah
     
125. 
     Muhammad Hassan
     
126. 
     Muhammad Hussein Mahasneh
     
127. 
     Muhammad Khreisat
     
128. 
     Muhammad Khawaldeh
     
129. 
     Muhammad Zuheir Masharqah
     
130. 
     Muhammad Sa'id Mubaidh
     
131. 
     Muhammad Suleiman Alfares
     
132. 
     Muhammad Ali Aloudat
     
133. 
     Muhammad Awadh Alzubeidi
     
134. 
     Muhammad Ghawnmeh
     
135. 
     Muhammad Fanatel Alhajaya
     
136. 
     Muhammad Taher Alkurdi
     
137. 
     Mahmoud Alabidi, Hisham Yaghi , Mahmoud Saif Eddeen
     
     1. 
        Alirani, Abd Alrahman Yaghi and Eisa Alna'ouri
        
138. 
     Mahmoud Hamed Radaideh
     
139. 
     Mahmoud Hassan Faleh Mheidat
     
140. 
     Mahmoud Ramadan Aldiki Aljabour
     
141. 
     Mahmoud Mifleh Albaker
     
142. 
     Mustafa Khaled Eisa
     
143. 
     Mifleh Ata Allah Almimer Alfayez
     
144. 
     Mifleh Aludwan
     
145. 
     Mufeed Sarahan
     
146. 
     Mousah Ali Janeb
     
147. 
     Nader Mousah Aljitawi
     
148. 
     Nader Ibrahim Bani Naser
     
149. 
     Nadia Abd Alhameed Aldimerdash
     
150. 
     Naseem Muhammad Alakash
     
151. 
     Najeeb Suleiman Alqusoos
     
152. 
     Nawal Fawaz Zinati
     
153. 
     Nayef Alnawaiseh
     
154. 
     Nisreen Alkhateeb
     
155. 
     Hala Kheled Abd Alnabi Almasri
     
156. 
     Hani Subhi Alamad
     
157. 
     Hani Ali Alhindi
     
158. 
     Hind Abu Alsha'ar
     
159. 
     Hania Alayed
     
160. 
     Hana' Sadeq
     
161. 
     Haitham Ali Hijazi
     
162. 
     Wafa' Hashem Husein
     
163. 
     Mirvat Darweish
     
164. 
     Yaser Salameh
     
165. 
     Yaqoub Kamel Aldajani, Farouq Abd Alhaleem Badran, Mustafa
     
     1. 
        Darweish A'adi and Muhammad Abd Alghani Almasri
        
166. 
     Yahya Ababneh
     
167. 
     Younes Muhammad Alshdeifat
     
168. 
     Fawaz Mahmoud Aqeel
     
169. 
     Ahmad Alrabab'a
     
170. 
     Fahmi Shammah
     
171. 
     Suleiman Mousah
     

Circassian writers who wrote about the Circassian literature and worked on disseminating it

1. 
   Kouba Sha'ban
   
2. 
   Shwakat Almufit
   
3. 
   Atef Alhaj Tas
   
4. 
   Daoud Ahmad Libzo
   
5. 
   Rozi Ahmad Bolad
   
6. 
   His excellence Mohammed Kheir Mamser
   
7. 
   Adel Othman Hamkari
   
8. 
   Jawdat Alkhatib
   
9. 
   Faisal Qat
   
10. 
    Muhye Eddeen Qandoor
    
11. 
    Muhammad Azoqa
    
12. 
    Nathem Qasem Qardan
    
13. 
    Zahrah Omar Abshatsah
    
14. 
    Sameer Shams Eddeen Haratouqa
    
15. 
    Muhammad Kheir Janakat
    
16. 
    Ahmad Abd Alrazzaq Hakouz
    
17. 
    Eisa Tammash
    
18. 
    Dr. Janseit Shami
    
19. 
    Shawkat Muhammad Almufti Habajouqah
    
20. 
    Muhammed Kheir Hagandouqah
    
21. 
    Ismae'il Janbeik
    
22. 
    Jawdat helmi Nashkho
    
23. 
    Amjad Mahmoud Jamoukhah
    
24. 
    Muhammad Ali Wardem
    
25. 
    Ahmad Muahjer
    
26. 
    Dr. Satna Shami
    
27. 
    Adnan Younes Manthahab
    
28. 
    Atef Alhaj Tas Yakhoul
    
29. 
    Faisal Habatoush Khout
    
30. 
    The educational researcher Muhammad Kheir Eisa Janeb
    
31. 
    Midhat Yousef Bazadough
    
32. 
    Muhammad Kheir Khawaj
    
33. 
    Sami Alsa'id
    
34. 
    Arsalan Ramadan Bakaj
    
35. 
    Dr. Hussein Omar Touqah
    
36. 
    Dr. Lana Mamkig
    
37. 
    Dr. Ahmad Sharkas
    

European Writers who wrote about the Circassians and their customs and ways of life

1. 
   Laurence Olieven
   
2. 
   Kondar
   
3. 
   Robenson Louis
   
4. 
   Jeraih Heil
   
5. 
   Hass Newton
   
6. 
   Freer
   
7. 
   Arkseen Stewart
   

Circassians who worked in various means of media

1. 
   Muhammad Kheir Qubertai
   
2. 
   Ali Asa'ad
   
3. 
   Ihsan Ramzi Shuqoum
   
4. 
   Muhammad Sha'ib Hamazouq
   
5. 
   Jowdat Nashkhwah
   
6. 
   Radhi Abd Alkareem Alkhas
   
7. 
   Dr. Amjad Qourshah
   

Circassians artists who contributed to enriching the modern artistic life in Jordan

1. 
   Amal Jalouqah
   
2. 
   Fareedon Abedah
   
3. 
   Huda Alhaj Qasem
   
4. 
   Hiam Abatha
   
5. 
   Shorouq Shabsough
   
6. 
   Makram Haghndouqah
   
7. 
   Janet Joumbolat
   
8. 
   Ouhood Shuqum
   
9. 
   Jan Habajouqah
   
10. 
    Azmi Aljouqah
    
11. 
    Farouq Lambaz
    
12. 
    Fakhri Shakouj
    
13. 
    Dr. Ashraf Abatha
    
14. 
    Ameeneh Bazzouqah
    
15. 
    Tamer Bashto
    
16. 
    Edgar Almbwah
    
17. 
    Obaidah Oumar
    
18. 
    Ina'am Qarden and Houriah Alkhas
    
19. 
    Fawzi Muhajer
    
20. 
    Muhammad Ali Yzao
    
21. 
    Muhammad Azeez Abdah
    
22. 
    Khaleel Bakeer Shajam
    
23. 
    Mamdooh Shardam
    
24. 
    Zuheir Ibraheem Bouqa
    
25. 
    Atef Ibrahim
    
26. 
    Khaleel Qarden
    
27. 
    Barhoom Tassi
    
28. 
    Nadeem Shagour
    

In the libraries surveyed the following books were registered:

No.	Field	Number of books
1.	Books on folk medicine	59
2.	Books on clans, tribal laws, tribal customs traditions	75
3.	Books on public proverbs ,arts and songs	48
4.	Public heritage	41
5.	Cultural variety	3
6.	History	23
7.	Religion	2

Jordan Radio
Programs on intangible cultural heritage that are broadcasted by Jordan Radio:

1. 
   From the Badia
   
2. 
   Public models
   
3. 
   From the heritage
   
4. 
   Spotlights on heritage
   
5. 
   Everyday's tale
   
6. 
   Tales from the Badia
   
7. 
   Arab cities
   
8. 
   Jordanian features
   
9. 
   Events of Jordan's history
   
10. 
    Our country
    
11. 
    Traditions of Ramadan
    
12. 
    Models of Ramadan
    
13. 
    Ramadan's nights
    
14. 
    Popular heritage encyclopedia
    
15. 
    Spotlights on heritage
    
16. 
    Personalities and places
    
17. 
    Jordan's personalities and history
    
18. 
    Archive of Jordan
    
19. 
    Models of Jordan
    
20. 
    The Jordanian public heritage
    
21. 
    Visitors' views of Jordan
    
22. 
    From the public heritage
    
23. 
    Nights of the countryside
    
24. 
    The public poetry
    
25. 
    Jordan all over the history
    
26. 
    Personalities of Jordan
    
27. 
    Writers from Jordan
    
28. 
    The modern Hashemite
    
29. 
    Memories' tales
    
30. 
    Melodies from my country
    
31. 
    Jordanian tales
    
32. 
    The Circassian art
    
33. 
    From the Circassian heritage
    
34. 
    From the heritage
    
35. 
    Epic of the Arabs and Nabataeans
    
36. 
    Diaries of a teacher in the Badia
    
37. 
    The world of tourism
    
38. 
    Quotations from the heritage
    
39. 
    Jordan in theses.
    
40. 
    The history of Jordan
    
41. 
    An artist from Jordan
    
42. 
    The Arab writers
    
43. 
    Political features
    
44. 
    A tour in Jordanian books
    

Identifying Jordanian National Intangible Heritage in light of
UNESCO Convention for the conservation of intangible heritage. (2003)
Prepared by Professor Hani Al –Amad

Guidelines for field work and methodology of collecting texts

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  Every topic related to national heritage has its own nature in term of questions, its elements and details.
  
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  Questions should relate to the topic including the geographic and social dimensions.
  
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  Questions should be written and designed to fit the topic.
  
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  Written Questions should not be typically prepared.
  
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  Questions should reflect the targeted ideas.
  
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  The level of geographic and social prevalence of the phenomenon/phenomena should be monitored.
  
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  The depth of historic and social ties of folklore should be stressed.
  
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  Using folkloric national campaigns to interpret some phenomena that may be familiar for the researcher or the narrator.
  
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  It is prohibited to give hint or insinuation for answers.
  
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  It is not allowed to give any remarks that could lead to guess answers.
  
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  It is imperative to be fully aware of the topic's history and literature on the local level.
  
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  It is not acceptable to interfere in the sayings or to correct the tracks.
  
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  The narrator or the teller should mention the source of the information, and no general rules are accepted.
  
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  It is preferable not to depend mainly on memory, as the data collector should record the information regularly.
  
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  The story should be recorded in its original text, its terminology and dialect.
  
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  It is imperative to distinguish between the sayings given by the data collector and the sayings uttered by the narrator of the heritage.
  
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  It is necessary to use some photos.
  
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  It is important to collect samples of the targeted elements such as fashions, household items ……..etc.
  
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  The data collector should describe the context and the place in details, name people who were present, point out to their positions and careers and refer to their views (agreement or disagreement) related to collected information.
  

Contents

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  Common traditions and customs in the Jordanian society.
  
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  Folkloric literature and forms of expressions.
  
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  Folkloric arts and performance traditions.
  
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  Folkloric handicrafts, artisanship and traditional vocations.
  
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  Knowledge and practices related to nature and universel
  

Guidelines for field work and methodology for collecting data

When collecting the targeted material, the culture of the group should be identified:

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  Is it nomadic, rural or urban?
  
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  Does the group belong to: The Circassians, the Chechens, the Kurds, the Druze, the Turkmen or the gypsies?
  
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  Is the group Christian?
  
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  Is the targeted group committed to its inherited culture?
  
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  What is the type of the cultural change that has occurred? When did it happen? What are the reasons behind the change? Is it education, the income increase or other reasons?
  

Common Traditions and Customs in the Jordanian Society

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  Customs of birth: Pregnancy, craving for food, childbirth, midwife, hospital, teaching children ,congratulations, the death of the baby, the mother, presents, visits, death of the mother, the umbilical cord, sex of the baby, taking care of the baby, breast feeding, baby drinks, bottle feeding, naming the baby, common names, Abd and Ahmed, surnames, distributing food, immolation, baptizing the Christian baby .
  
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  Raising up children , the baby bath, clothes, learning to speak, weaning, naming children (the eldest, the middle and the youngest)
  
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  baby boy born after baby girl ),teaching kids, KG , circumcision , its tools and date, wastes, side effects, celebrations, giving money as gift ,adulthood ( of the boy and the girl).
  
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  Marriage Traditions: Choosing the bride, engagement, Al Jaha, the wedding contract, the marriage official who makes the marriage contract, the engagement ceremony, the relationship between the fiancés, the dowry, the bride’s clothes, Henna, the bridegroom’s bath, lunch banquet, the marriage party, the decorations, fireworks, offering money, giving birth. Musical bands taking part in the party, ceremonies in hotels, the kind of food served in the day after the wedding party, marriage of relatives , marriage by force, marriage age, bachelors, delay of marriage, rumors…etc.
  
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  Life after marriage: Change in appearance and behavior (man and woman), the working woman, family problems, ceremonies related to newly weds, the widow, having many wives, divorce and dowry.
  
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  Traditions related to death: Signs of dying , death, will of the dead person ,dreams of death, burial rituals, reciting verses from the holy Quran, crying , preparing the dead person, his belongings, the funeral , the cemetery, condolences, distributing food for the poor as a charity for the dead person, Thursday to remember the dead people.
  
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  Islamic Holidays and Festivals (Eids & other Occasions): The beginning of Hijri year, Ashora’a, the birth of Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon Him), Al Isra’a and Al Mi’raj, Mid –Sha’aban, the holy month of Ramadan, observing the crescent, fasting and other customs such as Ramadan banquets, charity banquets, Al Athan (call for prayer), Al Sohour, special recipes and dishes for Ramadan, sweets. Eid Al Fitr prayer, Eid sweets and pastry, Eid clothes and games, visits, Eid Al Adha (Sacrifice), Pilgrimage customs, Eid Al Adha prayer, sacrificing and distributing immolations.
  
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  Christian Occasions and festivals: Elevation of the Cross, Ascension Thursday, Christmas, the New Year, Epiphany, Palm Sunday and Easter.
  
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  National and international Occasions: The Valentine Day, the Mother’s Day, the Labor Day.
  
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  Special Seasons: Cultivation time, seedtime, the harvest, the sale of the crops.