Decolonising the narrative
Those who have attended some of my lectures know I always bring up Orientalism before we can discuss the Arabic ...
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Things that fly in the Horse
One of the most well known early Islamic works on horses is the Kitāb al-Khayl (Book of horses) written by ...
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Furusiyya at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Just few days after I had booked the flights for a trip to the United Arab Emirates, together with fellow ...
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Meeting Whistlejacket and Eclipse
“All done from nature” George Stubbs (1724-1806) himself wrote this sentence on the title page of his work The Anatomy ...
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On the concept of Hajīn
As I am working on a chapter about gender and horses in Early Islamic Arabic texts I read my way ...
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International Congress for Young Egyptologists 2019
Thursday August 22nd, 2019 I will be presenting a paper at the ICYE at Leiden University; Title: Straight Egyptian Arabians: ...
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Horse sessions at the International Medieval Congress 2019
This year I participated for the first time in the horse sessions at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds University ...
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Presenting horses at the Current Research in Egyptology in Alcalá, Madrid
Written by Lonneke Delpeut, MA Egyptology From June 17-21, 2019, the Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) took place at the ...
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A Famous Desert horse from California
In November 2018 one of my many dreams came true. The opportunity to speak at the inaugural conference of the ...
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Horses on a Minaret
During my recent trip to Sevilla (Spain) for my participation and attendance of the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, ...
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World Congress of Middle Eastern Studies 2018
Tuesday July 17th, Hylke will be presenting her forthcoming paper about the 'Arabian Improvement Theory' at the World Congress for ...
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Book launch: a step towards Animal Welfare Education in Egypt
As some of you may know I used to have a Dutch blog about my life with horses in Egypt ...
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Ancient Arabians? A closer look at ancient Egyptian horses
Written in collaboration with LonnekeDelpeut, BA Egyptology, specialising in Ancient Egyptian Horse imagery "The pharaohs were able to extend the ...
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Syria : Home of Horses
After having seen the images of the horses brought to Damascus for the celebration of Independence Day, I started thinking ...
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An Arab Stallion’s reputation
Marwan Abusoud is a Palestinian breeder based in Texas, born with a great passion for the Arab horse. He tells ...
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Necklaces and the evil eye
Decorating one's horse is something of all cultures. We all do it. But one particular thing caught my eye when ...
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Book Review: Noble Brutes
Noble Brutes: How Eastern Horses Transformed English Culture, Landry, Donna. The John Hopkins University Press, 2008. In light of a ...
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A true Desert Bred horse
When we speak of a desert horse most people will immediately assume the conversation is about Oriental horses, or just ...
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The Bloody Shouldered Pegasus
Of the many legends told about the Arabian horse, that of the Bloody Shoulder is one of the most popular ...
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Remembering a Desert Horse
I'm sure that the first thing that comes to your mind when you read Desert horse is the Arabian horse ...
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Doktertje spelen
Echte vriendinnen zijn een zegen. En gezegend ben ik zeker met een beste buddy die niet alleen een hele toffe ...
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De Baksteen
Misschien wisten jullie het al wel. Sinds kort mag ik exclusieve blogs schrijven voor Bokt. Heel erg leuk! Ik vat ...
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Wegwerp Paard
Social media heeft zo z'n charmes. Meestal gebruiken we facebook en instagram om elkaar te bespioneren, maar als je emigreert ...
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