Prince Charles takes part in Saudi Arabian sword dance

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Prince Charles takes part in Saudi Arabian sword dance (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26252091)

The Prince of Wales wore traditional robes and carried a sword as he took part in a ceremony as part of a festival of culture in Saudi Arabia.

Prince Charles joined members of the Saudi royal family for the Ardah - or sword dance - in the capital Riyadh.

The prince wore a traditional ankle-length garment, known as a "thobe", for the all-male ceremony which is usually performed at events such as weddings.

He is touring the Middle East, where he is visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

10th trip

It is his second visit to the two nations in just under a year and his 10th official trip to Saudi since he first toured the nation in 1986.

The Ardah features hundreds of Saudi Arabian men and boys dancing and singing in formation with swords in hand.

The ceremony was performed to celebrate the Janadriyah Festival, an annual cultural event lasting about two weeks which marks all aspects of Saudi life and is being held this week in Riyadh.

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The prince's host was Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, the former head of the Saudi intelligence service who was named as the second deputy prime minister by King Abdullah last year.

The Associated Press news agency reported a Buckingham Palace statement that said the prince had also planned to meet the Saudi king before he heads to Qatar for a two-day visit.

British ambassador to Saudi Arabia Jon Jenkins had said in a statement prior to the prince's visit that the royals were expected to discuss the need for reconciliation in the region and their hopes for its future, AP said.

[Loki]

Seriously? Who does he think he is? Lawrence of Arabia? :rolleyes:

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Seriously? Who does he think he is? Lawrence of Arabia? :rolleyes:

He is a descendant of Mohammad himself, on several lines, and he knows it! :)

The British Royal family can claim Arab heritage. The Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry are descendants (if we are to trust genealogical records) of the Prophet Mohammad himself, via Zayra daugther of Zaydan Ibn Zayd (she had got married to Lovesendo Ramires in Medieval Spain). She is HM George I's 22-Great Grandmother.

For the information on Zayra daughter of Zaydan ibn Zayd (if you follow the lines, you get to Mohammad and Abd Shams):

http://www.geneall.net/W/per_page.php?id=42187

For the information on Zayra daughter of Zaydan ibn Zayd and Lovesendo Ramires as ancestors of the British Royal family:

http://fabpedigree.com/s004/f258135.htm
http://fabpedigree.com/s005/f258135.htm

From Zayra till Mohammad.

1. Zayra
2. Zaydan Ibn Zayd
3. Onega Fortunes (married to Abdallah ibn Mohammad)
4. Auria Ibn Lopo Ibn Musa (married to Fortuna Garces, King of Pamplona)
5. Lopo Ibn Musa (married to Ayab al Bila Tiyya)
6. Musa Ibn Musa al Qasaw (married to Assona Iñiguez, daughter of Iñigo Arista, 1st King of Pamplona)
7. Musa Ibn Fortun
8. Aiasha (married to Fortuna Ibn Qasi, daughter of Cassio, the Visigoth)
9. Abdul Yazid al Wallid (& Egilom Balthes)
10. Abd Al Malik Umayyad
11. Kuttum Umm Kashim (she got married to Yazid, the 2nd Ummayad Caliphe)
12. Mohammad, the Prophet (& Kadidja Ibn Khuwaylid)

They also trace their ancestry back to Mohammad via these other branches (among others):

http://www.angelfire.com/ego/et_deo/arabia2europe.wps.htm

They are also descendants of Abd Shams (also a Quraishi, like Mohammad), the progenitor of the Umayyad dynasty, also via Zayra Ibn Zayd (who had got married to Lovesendo Ramires in Medieval Spain). She is HM George I's 22-Great Grandmother.

Now from Zayra till Abd Shams.

1. Zayra
2. Zaydan Ibn Zayd
3. Abdallah ibn Mohammad (married to Onega Fortunes)
4. Mohammad
5. Abd-ar-Rahman II, 4th Emir of Cordoba
6. Hakam, 3rd Emir of Cordoba
7. Isham, 2nd Emir of Cordoba
8. Abd-ar-Rahman, 1st Umayyad Emir of Cordoba
9. Hysham, 10th Caliphe of Cordoba
10. Abd-al-Malik, 5th Caliphe of Cordoba
11. Marwan I
12. El Hakam
13. Kalid abn Sa'id
14. Umayya
15. Abd Shams

The British Royal family can trace their ancestry back to the most important branches of the Quraishi Arab clan.


"Banu Abd Shams refers to a clan within the Meccan Quraishi tribe. The clan takes its name from Abd Shams ibn Abd al-Manaf".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Abd-Shams


"Abd Shams ibn Abd Manaf was a prominent member of the Quraish tribe of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. The Banu Abd Shams sub-clan of the Quraish tribe and their descendants take its name from him. He was, presumably, the oldest son of Abd Manaf ibn Qusai. His younger brothers were Muttalib, Umayya and Hashim, after whom the Banu Hashim tribe was named. The Banu Umayyad clan was named after his son Umayya ibn Abd Shams. Abd Shams was the great-great-grandfather of the sahabi Uthman ibn Affan (d.656), the third Caliph of the Muslim Ummah (community)".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_Shams_ibn_Abd_al-Manaf


"Quraysh or Quraish Other transliterations include "Quresh", "Quraysh", "Koreish" and "Coreish". Turkish: Kureyşs) was the dominant tribe of Mecca upon the appearance of the religion of Islam. It was the tribe to which the Islamic Prophet Muhammad belonged, as well as the tribe that led the initial opposition to his message. The Quraish was a branch of the Kinana branch, which descended from the Khuzaimah, which descended from Elias bin Mudar, who descended from Adnan. The Quraish remained completely disunited until Qusai bin Kilab managed to rally their ranks on honourable terms attaching major prominence to their status and importance[clarify].[1] After the introduction of Islam, the Quraish gained supremacy and produced the three dynasties of the Ummayads, Abbasids and Fatimides, which ruled as Caliphs".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quraish


"Banū Hāshim was a clan in the Quraish tribe. Islam's founder, Muhammad(saw), was a member of this clan; his great-grandfather was Hashim, for whom the clan is named. Members of this clan are referred to in English and the Anglicised version of their name as Hashemites, or carry the family name Hashmi or Hashemi. Banu Hashim includes Banu Abbas of the Abbasid dynasty".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Hashim

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