During a symposium on intangible cultural heritage in "Sharjah Days"

Rashid Al Mazrouei: I am proud of the folk tales in the Emirates

Al Mazrouei: We can preserve the heritage buildings through restoration ... but the rare poem may be lost.

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The Emirati researcher, Dr. Rashid Al Mazrouei, emphasized that the peculiarity of popular poetry in the UAE is embodied in a color called “Al-Taghrooda”, which is characteristic of the Badia regions in the country and the Sultanate of Oman at the level of the Arab Gulf, pointing out that “Al-Taghrooda” is unique to the single melody, rhyme and performance that was associated with Riding camels.

During a symposium within the activities of the 18th session of Sharjah Heritage Days, on intangible cultural heritage, Al Mazrouei stressed the importance of preserving heritage by documenting, preserving and reviving its traditions, noting the importance of “heritage days” and its role in evoking the most prominent manifestations of heritage, both tangible and intangible, Such as dances, folk songs, professions, and everything related to the diverse Emirati environment.

In his definition of intangible intangible heritage, he added that “the event’s activities, including live performances and printed publications, provide an example of reviving intangible heritage, which includes social biographies, proverbs, poems, tales, stories, customs and traditions, and everything related to the intangible heritage,” explaining that “buildings Heritage can be preserved through restoration, but the rare poem is not a physical relic and may be lost, which requires documentation, and this is the effort made by the Sharjah Heritage Institute.

He described the intangible heritage as a value to the peoples, and a summary of the ideas, tales, proverbs, puzzles, beliefs, songs and dances it presented, pointing to the patronage and interest of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, for heritage, and his direct follow-up to the TV program that he provides Via Al-Wusta Channel from Dhaid under the name of "Baqa" about the geography of places, their names in detail and the indications of their presence in popular poems.

Regarding his personal contribution to documenting the intangible folklore, Al Mazrouei referred to the 25 collections of poetry that he issued to the great late folk poets in the Emirates, including Obaid bin Muaded and Ali bin Bakhit, in addition to the encyclopedia of folk proverbs that he produced as a model for intangible heritage .

And he talked about his collection of 4000 proverbs, which he benefited from in the issuance of the first part of the Encyclopedia of Folk Proverbs in 2017, which won the award for the best printed book at the Sharjah International Book Fair.

He revealed his continuing work on preparing the second part of the Encyclopedia of Proverbs, including 800 popular proverbs expected to be published soon.

Regarding folk tales in the Emirates as they fall within the intangible heritage worthy of documentation, Al-Mazrouei mentioned in the symposium, which was moderated by Latifa Al Matroushi, the Scientific Publication Officer at the Academic Administration Department of the Sharjah Heritage Institute, that he issued earlier what he described as the dorra of folk tales in the Emirates, represented by With the story of “Al-Aqili and Al-Yazia”, about which many studies have been completed, given its importance.

He added that "there are Emirati researchers who have documented and studied other aspects of the intangible oral heritage, such as puzzles and folk games."

A melody characterized by melancholy

In his response to the symposium’s audience’s interventions on the peculiarities of the folklore in the Emirates, Dr. Rashid Al Mazrouei said: “The poetry of (Al-Taghrooda) is associated with performance with a distinctive melody,” indicating also a color of folk poetry similar to “Al-Taghrooda” in terms of the condition of its performance related also to the desert and riding Camel, which is the poetry of "luna", which the poet performs with a melody characterized by melancholy.

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An example included in the second part of the Encyclopedia of Folk Proverbs, which the Emirati researcher is working on.

Intangible heritage is a value for peoples, and a summary of the ideas, stories, proverbs and beliefs they present.

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