UNESCO 15d ago

What makes a story endure? The answer lies in the people who carry it forward. For generations, the Rawis of AlUla have carried stories across deserts, through family gatherings, and across time — preserving memories that no inscription alone could hold. Episode 3 of Nab’d AlUla, created in partnership with the Royal Commission for AlUla, introduces us to two Rawis: oral storytellers preserving the living memory of one of the world’s most extraordinary landscapes. From ancient pilgrimage routes to the shade of a family palm grove, their stories connect generations keeping AlUla’s history alive through spoken tradition. Because in AlUla, time doesn’t simply pass. It travels. Discover UNESCO’s work in AlUla: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/rawis-alula-custodians-oral-heritage-changing-world