Ramadan in the city: a rite in transition
The cannon became a phone notification, and the shared iftar became a reservation. What is left of the rite?
Published work
The Hijazi rawshan: a window onto a philosophy of social contact
The rawshan is more than a decorative architectural element. It is a complete social system that governs the relation of inside to outside, and private to public, in the traditional Hijazi environment.
Kinship terms: why do we have a name for every relative?
A paternal uncle is not a maternal uncle, and their sons are not the same either. The precision is no linguistic luxury.
Testimony: the last waterskin maker in the neighbourhood
A craft that was in every house, and now one man still knows it. A recorded testimony about a trade on its way to disappearing.
The ardah: the body when it becomes a collective
Two rows, a drum and a poet. What happens socially when a hundred men move to a single rhythm?
Names and titles: how we name ourselves
A name does not designate an individual so much as a position in a network. A reading of the structure of the Saudi name.
Generosity in the Saudi tribal structure
Generosity in Saudi tribal culture is not merely an individual virtue. It is a complete socio-economic system that redistributes resources and produces standing and belonging.
Clay Remembers
They say: this is an old wall. And I say: this is a breath that stopped.
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