The Saudi girl, Jawaher Al-Mutairi, avoids immersing herself in the modernity of the city to preserve her deep roots in the desert, as she travels through the spaces of the desert with her creatures until she becomes unable to leave them.
Al-Mutairi believes that desert life is a heritage and history as authentic as the livelihood of ancestors. Her father planted in her mind that there is no difference between men and women, because life in the desert depends on everyone and on the solidarity of all individuals.
The importance of the role of women
She also indicated in an interview with Al-Arabiya.net that the spirit of collective cooperation has a pleasure that only those who have practiced and experienced it know, underlining that the role of women is important and its proof is the role of mothers and of grandmothers in the past, and that the work that weighs on them has not prevented them from fulfilling family duties.
She also explained that all women’s jobs are desirable to her in the beginning, but doing them is necessary, such as providing fodder and water for camels and caring for them in pasture or sleeping place, as well as choosing a comfortable home. for shepherds.
According to what she said, she learned patience and self-confidence from the desert and it allowed her to make and make appropriate solutions and decisions.
As for the most important situations that she experienced, it was when she was traveling from one city to another by land despite the lack of communication towers, at that moment the petrol was running out, so she thought she would be stranded in the desert for always, but the compass of knowing directions saved her and she was able to survive after hours of being lost.
The Saudi girl participates in herding camels in the pastures and finds it fun for her, especially when the winter and rainy seasons come and she migrates to the springs of spring.
And he revealed that one day he decided to document the moment of camel trekking on social media, and found a wide interaction from followers, as well as monitoring his desert diaries and the details of this life, the captivating moments that a person experiences the desert and the events and malfunctions he encounters on his way.
the hardest difficulties
Interestingly, the girl confirmed that the desert usually surprises its inhabitant with difficulties that he has to solve and overcome, so Al-Mutairi learned the maintenance work for all machines intended for camels and cars, due to the large number of breakdowns and the sand is stuck in the rainy weather.
She also moved her caravan from one place to another, and it was one of the most difficult tasks for her, as she needs a specific driver due to her technical faults, which can delay the transport journey for days until it is not repaired.
However, he usually prefers to drive his favorite car, “Al-Ruba'”, associated with his name, and adapts to his needs between the city and the desert.
