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Mawsim or moussem (Arabic: موسم), waada, or raqb, is the term used in the Maghreb to designate an annual regional festival in which worshippers usually combine the religious celebration of local Marabouts or Sufi Tariqas, with various festivities and commercial activities. These are very popular events, often attended by people from very ...
Riyadh Season (Arabic: موسم الرياض, romanized: mawsim ar-Riyāḍ) is a series of entertainment, cultural, and sporting events held in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The event was introduced in 2019 by the General Entertainment Authority as part of the larger Saudi Seasons initiative in support of Saudi Vision 2030.
موسم mawsim [mawsim] (listen ⓘ, season, used in Arabic for anything that comes round once a year (such as festive season) and used by Arab sailors in the East Indies for the seasonal sailing winds. [50] طوفان tūfān, a big rainstorm, a deluge, and used in the Koran for Noah's Flood. [51]
Arabic (alongside English) was an official language in South Sudan from 1863 (these days a part of Egypt Eyalet (1517–1867)) until 2011 (that time the independent state Republic of South Sudan), when the former government canceled Arabic as an official language. Since 2011 English is the sole official language of South Sudan.
Damascus-based Arab Literary Academy named it one of the best novels in Arabic of the 20th century. Mawsim al-Hijrah ilâ al-Shamâl is considered to be an important turning point in the development of postcolonial narratives that focus on the encounter between East and West. [1] The novel has been translated into over twenty languages. [2]
Wezeea (Arabic: وزيعة) or Thawzeeath, also known as Thamcherateth (Arabic: ثامشرطث), is the term used in Algeria to designate one of the cultural customs in a Sufi society observed by the inhabitants of rural areas, especially the Berbers of the Kabylia region. [1] [2]
Sūq ʿUkāẓ was a seasonal market which operated for twenty-one days each year during the month of Dhu al-Qa'dah prior to the annual Hajj pilgrimage. [1] It competed with the fairs of Majanna and Dhu ’l-Majaz̄, which were also held near Mecca at the same time of year. [3] It was active from approximately 542-726 CE. [1]
During the same year, the director of World Heritage came to several Asian countries to explore the potential of Project Mausam. [citation needed] On 28 January 2017, there was a conference discussing Indian maritime culture and its potential. On 22 March 2018, a conference about traditions of Indian maritime was held in Kerala, which lasted ...