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 03/09/2006 06:41:02 PM · #26
Originally posted by saracat:
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Or Bridget Jones. :)


I could just tell them I'm wearing big knickers!!

NOOOoooo too grown up!!
:))
P
 03/09/2006 06:41:38 PM · #27
Originally posted by laurielblack:
Truly Scrumptious from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?


If only....!!!
03/09/2006 06:41:47 PM · #28
Originally posted by Riponlady:
Originally posted by saracat:
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Or Bridget Jones. :)


I could just tell them I'm wearing big knickers!!

NOOOoooo too grown up!!
:))
P


LOL LOL LOL
 03/09/2006 06:43:43 PM · #29
If you have a passably Arab outfit, wear it and say you are Scheherezade from the Thousand Nights and a Night. That's one of the great works of all literature of all time. I have a four-volume translation by Powrys Mathers that is my most precious book. You'll want to cover the lower hlaf of your face with a (preferably diaphonous) shawl of some sort.

Robt.
 03/09/2006 06:47:57 PM · #30
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
If you have a passably Arab outfit, wear it and say you are Scheherezade from the Thousand Nights and a Night. That's one of the great works of all literature of all time. I have a four-volume translation by Powrys Mathers that is my most precious book. You'll want to cover the lower hlaf of your face with a (preferably diaphonous) shawl of some sort.

Robt.


Now that's a possibilty!

Many thanks
P
 03/09/2006 06:56:48 PM · #31
Originally posted by Riponlady:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
If you have a passably Arab outfit, wear it and say you are Scheherezade from the Thousand Nights and a Night. That's one of the great works of all literature of all time. I have a four-volume translation by Powrys Mathers that is my most precious book. You'll want to cover the lower hlaf of your face with a (preferably diaphonous) shawl of some sort.

Robt.


Now that's a possibilty!

Many thanks
P


I'm glad you like the suggestion. In my opinion, the 1001 Nights is lamentably overlooked in "modern" teaching; if students are exposed to it at all, it is as an extremely expurgated, shortened, cartoonish vision of an "imaginary world", and nothing could be further from the truth. It's an astonishing portrayal of a lost place and way of life that is surpassingly relevant in the current context of Middle-Eastern warfare and decay.

The people of that time were one of the great civilizations, some of the great thinkers, of antiquity. They were incredibly passionate and romantic.

To digress a liitle, here's a quote from one of the songs/poems in the Mathers translation; I cannot imagine higher praise ever being given to a woman:

See for yourself!
Even Allah, like a lover,
from molten threads
of the syrup of life wove her,
Then made all gems
and fruits with what was over.

There's a good opportunity for pedagogy here :-) Plus, as I understand it there are a lot of Muslims in GB these days, so this cross-cultural acknowledgment might be well-received.

Robt.
 03/09/2006 07:01:16 PM · #32
Thanks Robert, You have awakened an interest in reading this as I am sorry to say I haven't come across it before.

And so folks, to bed witha final decision being made tomorrow morning.

Thank you all for your help - I knew I could rely on you!
Sweet dreams
P.

03/10/2006 12:03:43 PM · #33
The day is over at school and there were some wonderful costumes from James Bond to Medusa to Cruella de Ville (minus the dalmations)!
Harry Potter and varipousm pirates and witches were also evident.
I used Robert's idea of Arabian Nights which was great ( loved putting on the eye makeup).

Thank you for the ideas - I am keeping them all for future as I am sure to be involved in these days again!

Wish I could have taken pics but schools are very iffy about this nowadays especially as I am not on the permanent staff. Couldn't even get one for the Education challenge unfortunately>

Thanks again to everyone. What a great site this is!
Pauline


03/10/2006 01:42:49 PM · #34
Originally posted by Riponlady:

I used Robert's idea of Arabian Nights which was great ( loved putting on the eye makeup).

Ok, so where are the photos?
You don't honestly think you can get away without sharing the outcome, do you?
 03/10/2006 01:57:40 PM · #35
Could you bring a magnifying glass and maybe a few other accessories (hat?) and be Nancy Drew? Or Sherlock Holmes? :) Hmm. Flower with a hat in it, umbrella, long coat: Mary Poppins?

Edited: whoops! Didn't notice there was a second page to this thread when I replied. Glad you had fun!

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