Majlis: The Traditional Means of Consultation

The District of Liwa, Where a village of such houses stood as recently as the_

• 1900s

• 1990s

• 1980s

• 1970s

Arish, the local term for a house built from

• palm leaves

• plant leaves

• coconut tree leaves

• pine leaves

in areas more prone to sand storms, palm leaves were woven in double layers called

• yassir

• jassir

• hassir

• arishi

The largest room in a arish is

• the kitchen

• living room

• majlis

• kids room

The Arabic meaning of majlis simply means

• The place of sleeping

• the place of talking

• the place of sitting

• the place of discussing

why does a bedouin woman want the stamp of an arish on her passport

• to mark her marriage

• to mark her personality

• to mark her religion

• to mark her emirati nationality

what do people do in a majlis

• study

• open matters and decision making

• drinking coffee and having fun

what events can be held at a majlis

• weddings

• lectures

• study

who all have special importance in a majlis

• judges

• ministers

• Advisors

• sheikhs

one of the most prominent majlise's have been held during ramadan by

• Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed

• Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed

• Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed

• Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid