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Dugongs are the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammal with a gentle temperament and a friendly appearance. It belongs to the order...

The United Arab Emirates, and the Arabian Gulf as a whole, has a long and rich history of dependence on the sea. A majority of the...

Dhow culture does exist, and it is defined by the social cosmopolitanism it brought with it. Social cosmopolitanism in this regard is...

The study of Oceanic systems has long been centered around Europe, with most of the scholarship devoted to the Mediterranean Sea and...

Slavery is over, all men are equal in the eyes of God (al-Tirmidhi). Despite this powerful statement, slavery was prevalent in the Gulf...

The Pearling industry can be accredited to the formation of many gulf nations. While our initial observation is that oil was the asset on...

The term dhow, commonly applied by Western societies to any traditional seafaring vessel used off the coast of East Africa, is “generally...

The dhow refers to a number of traditional sailing vessels, usually lateen-rigged ships with one or two masts, used for navigation in the...

This paper will examine the film Al-Ghous: Rijal wa-Bahr (Diving: Men and Sea) and engage with the question of if “dhow culture” exists....

The early civilizations situated along the Arabian Gulf created an integrated world in which not only did commodities, goods, religious...

Where are the women? In reading about dhow culture, this is a difficult question to answer because of a lack of female representation in...

Is there such a thing as dhow culture? The term ‘dhow’ is one covering a multitude of ship types present in the Indian Ocean. There is...