Bees, battles and bragging: What ancient poetry reveals about Arabia before Islam | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-09-24 13:09 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, World News
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Long before modern literature explored the natural world, Arabic poets wrote verses about bees and honey collectors, the speed of birds, the gallop and gait of horses, and about other animals admired and hunted across the Arabian landscape.
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