🐪 Ride a camel in the desert / Ride a camel / 💃🏻 Learn how to belly dance / Visit the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul TURKEY / Smoke a hookah / Ride on a camel / Read a book that is set in the Middle East / 🕌 Visit Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Learn to speak Arabic / Ride a camel in Egypt / Learn basic Arabic / Visit the Holy Land / Shop at the Gold Souk in Dubai UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Ride on a camel in Egypt EGYPT / Visit Nazareth Village ISRAEL / Learn the Arabic alphabet / Visit Qal'at al-Bahrain BAHRAIN / See the cave where Abraham is said to have been born TURKEY / See Beirut live / Watch Lawrence of Arabia / Explore the caravanserai at Wikala al-Bazara EGYPT / Smoke a Shisha at a local cafe IRAN / Attend a Camel Race in Abu Dhabi UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Visit the Temple of Bacchus SYRIA / Drink a cup of Lebanese coffee at a sidewalk cafe near Corniche LEBANON / Buy a jar of cedar honey and homemade olive oil at the Souk El Tayab in Beirut LEBANON / Go to a traditional camel market / Read The Forty Rules Of Love by Elif Shafak / Attend the WOMAD Festival at Abu Dhabi UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Visit the Azraq fortress, the HQ of Lawerence of Arabia JORDAN / Explore the 12th century Castles of the Assassins IRAN / See the tomb of St. John the Baptist at Ummayyad Mosque in Damascus SYRIA / Marvel at the elaborate and ancient Kadhimimain Mosque in Baghdad IRAQ / Visit the Coptic Necropolis of Al-Bagawat and the Temple of Hibis EGYPT / Go to the chariot races at Jerash JORDAN / Participate in the Beiteddine Arts Festival LEBANON / See the 'pearl of the Euphrates' at Deir ez Zor SYRIA / Drink a cup of Arabic coffee at a local chai shop SAUDI ARABIA / Visit the Ka Faroshi bird market AFGHANISTAN / Visit Gaziantep TURKEY / Visit the Holy Land in Jerusalem / Visit a Hookah Lounge / Haggle in Jaffa Flea Market ISRAEL / Learn Lebanese / Visit Mutrah Souq OMAN / Read a book from Egypt / Read a book from Israel / Read a book from Jordan / Shop for souvenirs at the 1000 year old Bab al-Yemen market YEMEN / See the giant wooden waterwheels of Hama SYRIA / Taste Barada beer at a bar in Damascus SYRIA / Witness Zaydism being taught at the al-Hadi Mosque YEMEN / Stroll through the Kuwait National Museum KUWAIT / Visit Lot's cave where Prophet Lot lived JORDAN / Learn about Islamic art at the Al Azem Palace Museum in Damascus SYRIA / Pay homage at the Sayyida Zainab Shrine (the granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammad) SYRIA / Visit Chogha Zanbil IRAN / Visit Pasargadae IRAN / Visit the madrassas (traditional Muslim school) at Sharia al-Gamaliyya EGYPT / Explore the Al-Hamidiyah Bazaar in Damascus SYRIA / Wander through the old city of Mosul IRAQ / Walk through the narrow streets of Mosul IRAQ / Visit Bosra SYRIA / Walk around the Portuguese Castle in the Persian Gulf IRAN / See camel wrestling in Selcuk on the Aegean coast TURKEY / Explore the 13th century Abbasid Palace overlooking the Tigris River IRAQ / Head to the colourful bird market Souk al-Ghazal IRAQ / Visit Qasr al-Hosn UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Visit Emirates National Auto Museum UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Attend the Dubai International Jazz Festival UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Attend the Abu Dhabi International Jazz Festival UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / Haggle in the Carmel Market, Tel Aviv ISRAEL / Tour the Sand Dunes in south Qatar QATAR / Visit the Islamic Cultural Center QATAR / Visit Al Khoot Fort QATAR / Learn how to speak Lebanese / Discover the Al-Qartâwiyat and Taynâl mosques in Tripoli LEBANON / Discover Yemeni tower houses on the streets of Sana'a YEMEN / Stroll through the Souk al Milh market YEMEN / Try apricot sheesha at a local cafe BAHRAIN / Discover the wind towers of Muharraq's old houses BAHRAIN / See the birthplace of Bahrain's ruler, the House of Beit al-Jasra BAHRAIN / Get a jambias (curved dagger) at the Bab al-Yemen market YEMEN / Visit the Dar al-Shukr (Palace of Gratefulness) YEMEN / Read a book from Syria / Attend the Jacob's Ladder Festival ISRAEL /