A 74-year-old Emirati teacher in Dubai has much to be proud on the 51st UAE National Day as she has educated many youth, especially girls, on the importance of preserving the rich heritage and culture of the country.
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00:00My name is Noura Sultan Farhan Mubarak. I'm 74 years old. I was born in this blessed country.
00:16The first thing we did when we lost our sight, when we knew what was right and what was wrong,
00:21when we knew what was right and what was wrong, was volunteering.
00:24We started studying when we were volunteering.
00:26When we first started going to school, we would read the Holy Quran,
00:29we would recite the Quran, and we would learn about prayer and fasting.
00:33We would learn about religious things.
00:35Today, we are following the national day because we are adults, God bless us.
00:39We are always proud of the national day.
00:43We participate in the school, we participate in the school's students, in the celebrations.
00:49I personally participate in the girls' training for the national day celebrations.
00:54In the village of Al-Tirath, I was a participant.
00:57On any occasion in the village of Al-Tirath, I participated.
01:01In the village of Al-Tirath, I was a religious teacher, a teacher of the Quran.
01:06I had a place for the Quran.
01:09All the girls and boys would memorize the Quran.
01:13In the morning, at noon, we would go around the village.
01:18We would go from one village to another.
01:21As a teacher, I was a teacher's assistant.
01:26I used to teach the girls the Quran, and I would give them a housework.
01:32I would teach them how to make tea, how to make incense, and how to make Arabic perfume.
01:39We would do all of this to participate in the festivals.
01:43In the village of Al-Tirath, we would go around the village.
01:48Even today, we would go around the village.
01:51They would put incense in the village.
01:57This is the place where the most important thing is to build a house.
02:03They would put the Holy Quran on it.
02:05When the child starts reading it, they would teach him the Holy Quran.
02:10Until he finishes reading it.
02:12In the village of Al-Tirath, they would always ask us to renovate the village.
02:17They would ask us to renovate the village.
02:19They would ask us to renovate all of the traditional things.
02:21We teach them how to make tea, how to make incense, and how to make Arabic perfume.
02:26They must learn.
02:28The Ministry of Education is not short of students.
02:31They are very good at these things.
02:33God willing, they will be in the state soon.
02:35We provide everything for them.
02:37From the religious schools, to the public gatherings, to the traditional areas.
02:44We provide everything for them so that they can practice their traditional skills.
02:48I would like to congratulate the president of the state, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed.
03:01May God grant him a long life.
03:03I would like to congratulate his deputy, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid.
03:09May God bless them.
03:11May they live a long life.
03:13We are not short of God's blessings.
03:16May God protect them.