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Education in the Muslim world of the Middle East
Boys asembled at a madrassa Islamic school outside a mosque in the Middle East. They sit on a large rug on the ground. Their shoes are off (on the ground near the rug). Their teacher, dressed in black, holds a stick as he conducts their study. The students sway forward and back as they recite passages from the Koran. At the end of the scene, one of the boys is playfully roughed up by several others. Scene shifts to the Al Azhar Mosque and its Minarets in Cairo, Egypt. (The Al Azhar University is associated with it.) Next, a public scribe is seen writing a letter for an illiterate customer. Closeup of the scribe writing in ink.
Markets, commerce, and architecture in the Muslim world of the Middle East
Opening scene shows families, including small children, walking through a bazaar in North Africa. Some riders on horseback pass them. A man in a fez and several merchants (some carrying goods on their heads) are seen. Customers converse with a seller of metal wares. Scene shifts to a bazaar in Arabia. Arabs and a few in more western dress, walk near the building. Inside, a man is seen sharpening and polishing curved knives. The next market shown is in Syria. A busy street is seen in front of the bazaar, with some persons riding camels. A merchant walking with a donkey carrying a load of goods. A boy rides a small donkey. Pedestrians abound. Wooden objects are displayed in one of the stalls of the market place, where carpenter is seen working on an item. Slate describes the next bazaar as located in North India (current-day Pakistan). A crowded market is seen with many textiles displayed and numerous persons walking through the area. Multistory buildings line the market. Views of Mosques in Moslem countries. The Blue Mosque in Istanbul,turkey. The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha (Alabaster Mosque) in the Citadel of Cairo, Egypt A mosque with five low domes (minaret not seen) in Yemen. The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. Women carrying parcels on their heads, as they walk past massive clay structures. Closeup of a woman with several children, who run to play in yard near a clay house. A donkey stands in the yard. Examples of some large attractive clay buildings in southern Arabia.
Montage of scenes in Arabia
Opening scene shows Abdulaziz Al Saud (Ibn Saud) founder of Saudi Arabia, with members of his retinue, stepping from a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Fokker VIII airplane at an airport. The words: "Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Aviation Company) and a crest appear on the side of the aircraft. The King and party are met by a diplomat in a top hat. People in Western European clothing stand near a long trailer that looks like a private rail car. It is hooked to a truck tractor and would seem to be for transporting the King and his party further in their travels. In complete change of scene, armed Arab cavalry parade and then demonstrate prowess riding and shooting from horseback. Western Europeans mingle with Arab sheiks and a French officer. A young Emir (Arabic Prince) entertains friends. The young emir and his friends wear western clothes. Members of a tribe of desert nomads.
Crowd gathered as Jim Ray lands an aerobile autogyro and then drives down the street in Washington DC.
Landing of an aerobile autogyro in Washington DC. Pilot Jim Ray collapses the rotor blades on autogyro aerobile. The autogyro aerobile drives down a street. Parade moves down the street behind the aerobile. The aerobile autogyro takes off from the National Mall in front of the Capitol Building.
Lake freighters get stuck in ice bound Lachine and Soulanges canals in Lachine,Quebec, Canada.
Lake freighters stuck in ice in Lachine,Quebec, Canada. The lake freighters are stuck in ice bound Lachine and Soulanges canals. A ship moves slowly over ice. Smoke comes out from chimneys. 'Canada Steamship Lines' written on the side of the ship. Men remove ice from a dock.
Visitors watch Dada, surrealism and abstract paintings at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition in New York
The Museum of Modern Art exhibition in New York. Women enter a building. Visitors watch a rotating painting at the Museum of Modern Art exhibition. A man rotates a painting and places it on a wall. Visitors get puzzled by Dada, surrealism and abstract forms. A display of furred coffee cup, plate and spoon.
