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  2. Culture of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    A band performs the Ayyala, which is a cultural dance derived from Arab tribes sword battles. The United Arab Emirates is a part of the Arab khaleeji tradition. Yowlah, a type of music and dance also known as Al-Ayyala, has been registered by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014. [39]

  3. Nabati - Wikipedia

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    Nabati poetry holds significant cultural value in Arabian society, offering insights into Bedouin life, values, and traditions. [3] Unlike traditional Arabic poetry, which follows strict classical forms, nabati is more accessible and informal, often composed in colloquial Arabic, allowing for a more intimate connection with its audience. [4]

  4. Haya (Islam) - Wikipedia

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    The antonym of Haya in Arabic is ... The word itself is derived from the word Hayat, which means "life". [10] The original meaning of Haya refers to "a bad or uneasy ...

  5. Adab (Islam) - Wikipedia

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    It became a loose term to describe actions and knowledge expected of a civilized and cultured Muslim: proper conduct, knowledge of Arabic literature and poetry, and rhetorical eloquence. Among the lower strata of society, it acquired something of its modern meanings of civility, courtesy, manners, and decency.

  6. Dunya - Wikipedia

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    "Dunya" is an Arabic word that means "lower or lowest", [1] or "nearer or nearest", [2] which is understood as a reference to the "lower world, this world here below". [3] The term "dunya" is employed to refer to the present world "as it is closest to one’s life as opposed to the life of the Hereafter". [4]

  7. Arab culture - Wikipedia

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    In the words of Lawrence Pintak and Jeremy Ginges (2008), “The Arab media are not a monolith.” [25] Journalists in the Arab world hold many of the same values with their news generation as do journalists in the Western world. Journalists in the Arab world often aspire to Western norms of objectivity, impartiality, and balance.

  8. Dubai - Wikipedia

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    An Arabic proverb says "Daba Dubai" (Arabic: دبا دبي), meaning "They came with a lot of money." [ 22 ] According to Fedel Handhal, a scholar on the UAE's history and culture, the word Dubai may have come from the word dabba ( Arabic : دب ) (a past tense derivative of yadibbu ( Arabic : يدب ), which means "to creep"), referring to the ...

  9. Emirati Arabic - Wikipedia

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    Emirati Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة الإماراتية, romanized: al-Lahjah al-Imārātīyah), also known as Al Ramsa (Arabic: الرمسة, romanized: al-Ramsa), [13] refers to a group of Arabic dialectal varieties spoken by the Emiratis native to the United Arab Emirates that share core characteristics with specific phonological, lexical, and morphosyntactic features and a certain degree ...