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Camel race festival kicks off in Jordan's desert

STORY: Camel race festival kicks off in Jordan's desert DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAMZA ZAWAEDH, Participant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SALEH ALZAWEDEH, Organizer at Jordanian Camel Sports Committee STORYLINE: The 2022 Jordan camel race festival kicked off on Friday in the Wadi Rum desert of Jordan, with over 500 camels participating in the race. The camel race is a traditional sporting activity in Arab countries, which was, in ancient times, one of the most anticipated events in various festivities. The two-day competition also includes a camel beauty contest, according to the festival organizer, adding that the festival was inspired by the Sheikh Zayed camels race festival, which was held annually also in Wadi Rum from 2008 to 2019. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAMZA ZAWAEDH, Participant "Camels are the culture we inherited from our fathers and grandfathers. Before establishing the racecourse (the Shei

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Traditional wooden boats dying out in Baghdad amid prevailing modern lifestyle

STORY: Traditional wooden boats dying out in Baghdad amid prevailing modern lifestyle DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wooden boats on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ABBAS ABDUL-KAREEM, Owner of a boat-building workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU BILAL, Fisherman STORYLINE: Traditional wooden boats, which used to be part of the classic sceneries along the Tigris River in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, are disappearing, while boat craftsmen and owners are struggling to preserve this heritage as more modern boats sprout up. "The wooden boat industry has almost disappeared. There are very few wooden boat makers now," Abbas Abdul-Kareem, 42, told Xinhua in the al-Kareimat neighborhood, one of the oldest urban areas in central Baghdad. "My father and grandfathers used to build wooden boats, and many other workshops spread on both sides of the river here, but a few decades ago, this profession began to

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