How did Bahraini Pearl Diving Impact the World?
PRESENTER
Latifa Al Khalifa
ORIGINAL CITY
Bahrain
Original Date
April 28, 2018
THIS PRESENTATION WAS NOT FILMED.
Description
This presentation was on the history of pearl diving in Bahrain and its socio-economic repercussions on the country. The presentation details when pearl diving began and where it prospered, its intricate economic structure, the influence of the British Political Agency and finally
the role women played until pearl diving declined.
Sources & Future References
BRITISH GOVERNMENT RESIST MODERNISATION OF THE PEARLING INDUSTRY https://www.qdl.qa/en/british-government-resist-modernisation-pearling-industry
COUNTRY PROFILE: BAHRAIN https://www.qdl.qa/en/country-profile-bahrain
DIVERS ARE A PEARL’S BEST FRIEND: PEARL DIVING IN THE GULF 1840S–1930S https://www.qdl.qa/en/divers-are-pearl%E2%80%99s-best-friend-pearl-diving-gulf-1840s%E2%80%931930s
ECONOMY IN TURMOIL: GULF TRADE HIT BY PIRACY AND FAMINE https://www.qdl.qa/en/economy-turmoil-gulf-trade-hit-piracy-and-famine
FOR THE SAKE OF FREEDOM’: BRITISH WORLD WAR II PROPAGANDA POSTERS IN ARABIChttps://www.qdl.qa/en/%E2%80%98-sake-freedom%E2%80%99-british-world-war-ii-propaganda-posters-arabic
GERMAN INTERESTS IN THE GULF’S PEARLING INDUSTRY https://www.qdl.qa/en/german-interests-gulf%E2%80%99s-pearling-industry
IN PICTURES: BAHRAIN’S ANCIENT PEARL FISHING http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30724681
PEARL DIVIG IN BAHRAIN http://traveltips.usatoday.com/pearl-diving-bahrain-35430.htm
PEARL DIVING: INSIDE THE TRADE THAT SHAPED THE GULF https://www.qdl.qa/en/pearl-diving-inside-trade-shaped-gulf
THESE UAE PEARL FISHING FACTS WILL BRING OUT THE NOSTALGIC IN YOU https://stepfeed.com/these-uae-pearl-fishing-facts-will-bring-out-the-nostalgic-in-you-1198
TOB YA BAHAR (SONG) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxMhhGMubi4&t=177s
TWILIGHT OF PEARL TRADE SEES ‘SLAVE’ DIVERS SEEK FREEDOMS https://www.qdl.qa/en/twilight-pearl-trade-sees-%E2%80%98slave%E2%80%99-divers-seek-freedoms
Contact Info
E-mail: latifa@too-far.co
Instagram: toofarco
Website: http://too-far.co/
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