Ola Moussa-Gaza

Inside the alleyways of Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Maroun hears the melodies of the Yargul, the youth and the drum from a house, where young men train to play at the ancient Palestinian Bedouin heritage concerts as part of an initiative to revive the Bedouin heritage and integrate it with contemporary music.

Young Gazans from the Bedouin families displaced from the Negev gather in historic southern Palestine, inside the house of Abdullah Obeid, 23, and train daily to revive local heritage and share poems, songs and old heritage songs.

Abdallah Obeid founded the “For Palestine” team consisting of seven key individuals and 27 young men and women at the big celebrations earlier this year, with the aim of preserving the Palestinian heritage during the celebration of celebrations, events and musical performances, especially with the Bedouin culture that they cherish because of their belonging to that region.

“Most of us in the team are Bedouins, 17 young men and 10 young women, specializing in celebrating Bedouin parties, happy occasions and others, working with local and international institutions as well as psychological intervention through arts and games that contribute to the treatment of children and adults with art,” said Obaid.

For Palestine members rely on tools inspired by the Bedouin heritage (Al Jazeera)

Obeid cites their strong desire to preserve the Bedouin dialect inherited from the ancestors. "The Bedouin dialect is the language of deserts, different from slang," he said.

Jaber Bilal, a 25-year-old member of the team, said they express their heritage through songs, poems, folk dabka, Dahiya, Bedouin embroidery and the manufacture of tools and utensils inlaid with traditional fabrics.

Bilal adds that they offer civilizational corners in the circus, break dance, parade, contemporary dance, gymnastics and parkour.

Bilal says that "the life of the Bedouin in Palestine is very ancient and have presented a great struggle against the English and Israeli occupation, along with their social culture that unites everyone in joy and sorrow, but the new generation of Bedouin ignorant of the Bedouin proverbs and the life of the desert, horses and Dahiya, so we said here we prove our origins .. ".

Independence and identity
They play in local institutions for children with autism and other categories of patients and children in marginalized areas, and perform in old Bedouin outfits with tools and tools that inspire their lives, says Mohamed Alaloul, an Airgun player. Old.

"There is no official or cultural body that brings us together in the absence of the official role of the Ministry of Culture in the Gaza Strip and community institutions dealing with culture, art and youth, we refuse to engage in any political action," he said.

`` If we were politicians, the parties would adopt us, but we will preserve what is a Bedouin Palestinian heritage.What we aspire for is to plant in the minds of children and adults the Bedouin singing equipment and method.This suffices us to see children chanting playing dabke and dahiya behind us. ''