Originally uploaded on YouTube on December 9, 2022

A major camel festival began in Saudi Arabia on December 1, 2022. How does it figure into the idea of Arabness? I examine that along the case of Persian Gulf falconry.

illustrations, as they appeared:

0. thumbnail: Dr. Alex Langmuir, USCDCP, Pixnio
1. King Abdulaziz Camel Festival - Arab News;
2. the camel - Kohelix Cam/YouTube; • 【4K】Camel in Desert ||Royalty Free -Footag...
3. the camel beauty pageant - BBC News;
4. Camel pageant in Qatar - AP News;
5. the camel race - VICE News; • Camel Racing in Saudi Arabia: A Million Do...
6. Gulf Nationalism and Falconry - Natalie Koch;
7. the Houbara Bustard - Jimfbleak/Wikimedia;
8. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan - Zayed Award for Human Fraternity/YouTube; • UAE National Day
9. the falcon hospital - Huber Gerhard/Global Geography;
10. the UNESCO non-tangible heritage list - the official site;
11. the million dirham falcon - Gulf News;
12. rules for falcons in commercial airplanes - Etihad Airlines;