Informative Speech: Bedouins

Introduction:

Today, I will be talking about a group of people who are known as the “Arabs’ purist representatives” (in cite). People who love to live near the desert and are not interested with the modern city life. They are more into the simple and peaceful lifestyle and way of living. There are around 4 million people, spread among Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Morocco, Sudan, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Today, my speech is about the very interesting and unique Bedouin tribes. What is interesting about the Bedouins is that despite the changes and advances that happen around the world, they are still attached to the traditions they were raised on, without changing a thing. Although they have a lack of education,

In the past, when I used to go to Jordan and pass by Bedouin tents I used to wonder how they lived and very childishly make fun of them. However, last semester I decided to take a course in anthropology where we talked about Bedouins and I was amazed by their culture and lifestyle. Bedouins have a lot of interesting aspects that I wanted to share with you. However, the three main aspects that I will be focusing on today are; cultural norms, religion and traditions, and marriage and life.

Main ideas:

I. To begin with, I will be talking about the first main idea and that is the cultural norms of the Bedouins. Bedouins are considered the Arab culture’s purist representatives. They are distinct from most people of the ancient time, who preferred living near rivers (bedawi.com, 2015). Bedouins prefer to live in the open desert. They live in tents and each tent takes 3-4 adult individuals and many children. In addition, Bedouins herd animals for a living. Royal tribes are known to herd camel while other individuals herded sheep and goats. Work is usually divided between men and women in the Bedouin society. Men do everything that needs to