What are they doing and why is he screaming :
it's a word that describes a group of people us and unfortunately, the media only shows
the bad side the different side for example this video on youtube with one million views
a bunch of people screaming in the desert with swords that's what comes to mind
that's what the media shows that is people's perceptions of Arabs but what is the reality
to answer that question steve and I am flying to see that tribe in person
turns out they live in the mountains of the emirates only a short flight away we flew over
the mountains and landed here already I'm already set at all times I just need somebody to say
go we drove and drove and drove until we arrived here this is crazy only to be greeted with this
this is the alchemy tribe that lives in the mountains and these are my brothers
now what you just saw is a very old tradition they used the screaming the weapons the yales
as a battle cry they used it to intimidate the enemy and that's what it was used for
and that's what they're keeping alive in this culture these are very old tribal traditions
but don't let the old traditions confuse the image about Arabs now in 2020 this tribe is as modern
as it gets they live in beautiful houses by the mountainside they drive very nice cars they have
very normal day jobs and you know some of them are skipping meat to become vegetarian
now this screaming is used for wedding ceremonies like the one we did for steve
and the tribal dancing is a sign of brotherhood and unity my Arab brothers have
a soul they got rhythm they like it moves with them it's for the beat the music it's
in their soul you know this is a beautiful experience that we think everyone should
come and see no one is shooting anything everyone is friendly and everyone is happy
and that my friends are the point of this video because what you may think of as Arabs as scary
it's not true we are very much the same we are peace-loving happiness seeking success seeking
people and that's what this video is all about to show you what I've come to learn from myself that
this is a wonderful place and you should come to see it for yourself people are people and they're
just like us but with slightly different beliefs slightly different looks slightly different
traditions but deep down inside they're all the same this isn't just Arabs this is all
cultures and races of the world it is time we appreciate the different and celebrate it
today I want to tell you about a guy you may know for his comedy you may know him for his mustache
but today I want you to know him for his religion hey I'm Steve Harvey stand up comedian entertainer
television host family man but most importantly I happen to be a man of faith
steve is a very successful guy he has made more money than he ever thought he has become
more famous than he ever thought but at the same time he managed to keep his relationship with God
closer than ever why did you not lose faith as you become more successful
if I could make myself successful I would have done it a long time ago
I would have skipped so many of the lessons I had to learn
but it's not that it's a process success and happiness is a process man and in this process,
I was very aware of the amount of faith that was needed and as a matter of fact
it really took more faith than I even thought I had
see oftentimes people who are religious
think their religion is right and everybody else is wrong there is only one way to god
but steve's faith is unique because it's really not about that there's no one
way to heaven no one way to paradise it's like television now it's over 800 channels of cable and
they're all pretty entertaining so I'm a pretty sure man that to get to heaven there's got to
be more than one route because somebody watching another channel or taking another channel than you
they still getting entertained and they probably still get into heaven
this isn't just doc steve lives by these words he has three sons two of them
he gave them Christian names like Broderick and one of them he gave a Muslim name all
as a sign of respect and appreciation for the Muslim religion and the Muslim culture I named
him Ali because I knew I knew then that he might be different and you have no problems with it
because when you come here you understand Islam is a religion of peace
why you got a problem with the peace it's just a name but it's a big step to showing respect
to people of other cultures what steve did remind me a lot of this mosque in Abu
Dhabi belongs to people in the Islamic faith but as a sign of tolerance to the churches
next to them they renamed the mosque to mary mother of Jesus mosque can you imagine
a mosque with the name Jesus on it, yeah the world could use a little bit more of that
it's just a name but it's a big step to showing respect you know when I named my youngest son and
I gave him the name Ali I never really understood exactly what I was doing I had a feeling about it
but now when I look at this name right here and it says mary the mother of Jesus mosque
uh it kind of gives me a little bit more of the understanding maybe it was something I
didn't quite know at the time but now it's starting to make a whole lot more sense
and it's not just about Christians and Muslims it's about Christians
Muslims Jews and everybody else at a time when religious intolerance is on the rise we need
many many more of these mosques many many more people like steve
after hanging out with steve for a week and visiting mosques churches and museums in the
emirates I am convinced religious harmony religious respect religious tolerance
is the most important thing and we need to promote that every single day
hey we're inside one of the most exquisite palaces in the entire world
they've obviously spared no expense but what is it where is it and how much does it cost
Welcome to the presidential palace of the emirates where emirate leaders meet and host summits
for years this was private available only for politicians and leaders
but last year they opened this to the public this is the only palace open
to the public in the middle east so for the first time ever I thought I'd show it to you
here every door took 350 hours to make
here they have one of the largest domes in the world 37 meters in diameter and they also have
one of the largest chandeliers in the world this chandelier above me is so big there is room inside
of it for people to do maintenance work this chandelier right here is probably the biggest
chandelier we've ever seen i know i've ever seen in my entire life i would love to have it as a
gift in our home we would have to restructure the house for it but um we would love to have it but
that's not going to be the case or we'll just stand here and enjoy it we can't afford
this every room in this palace is different for example this is the book room or better known as
the house of knowledge it is a library full of books many of them are very rare and very old
like this book the atlas manuscript on astronomy it was written during the arabs golden age when
arabs contributed to science math and astronomy paving the way for the european enlightenment yeah
they're leading stuff they translated these books from the greeks who were real big into that and
then they got through and then they gave it to the blacks and then we turned it into astrology and uh
the blacks he said that's not true but that's well i want that on tape we want credit for that
all right this is a presidential gift room what's inside are gifts from all around the
world presented to all of the emirati leaders such as ancient wooden weapons like swords and daggers
from saudi arabia wooden elephant sculpture from south africa a golden horse from turkmenistan a
jar that looks like the moon from the republic of korea and a beautiful medal from france this
would be like beyond presidential for me this would be in the words of my friends back home
okay so this is the food room but it's better known as the presidential
banquet in this hall there are over 150 000 china utensils and silverware
and many of these are made of pure silver pure silver 100 I bet the food is good in here you
look at this how you going to serve something that's not good the food is going to be delicious
I want something why is there nothing here they didn't know I was coming I'm always hungry
not be presidential but I'm hungry that's for sure usually 85 of the day but I feel very baller
sitting in this chair I'll tell you that okay so I know the question on your mind is probably
how much does all this cost I did some digging some looking into it and here it is
a lot but it's really not the price that matters it's what this stands for
this is more than gold more than silver this is the history of the Arabs and Muslims
this is their culture presented proudly and beautifully for the rest of the world to see you