“The Archives of the Arabian Horse” Facebook page

I recently started a Facebook page in Arabic, “The Archives of the Arabian Horse” (different from the US outfit “Arabian Horse Archives, Inc.”. I did it most because I was tired to see photos and entire blog entries from this blog openly plagiarized by a rising generation of Arab bloggers and social media influencers, most of whom only care about growing their followers and getting paid for it. They really are from a different midnset and do not abide by the same code of conducts as the tight-knit learning and research-minded community here on DOW.

I confess that I enjoy writing for Western audience a lot more but feel a responsibility to have this online presence in the Arab world. That’s because I found that the greatest gaps in knowledge — and practice — about Arabian horses now comes from within the Arab world. Lots of interest and curiosity and lots of pride (including about admitting lack of knowledge), and lots of high-bullshit content from commercial and marketing-minded Western sources.

I learned my lesson so the new photos I publish on this new Facebook page are now watermarked. I am republishing these entries back here on “Daughters of the Wind”, just to keep everything in one place, and because I really dislike how Facebook and other social media outfits archive and search for information. DOW stays on.