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<div id="leftcontent"> <div class="post" id="post-11420"> <h1>The Oud Maker And His Cat</h1> <div class="meta"> <div class="date">September 5, 2010</div> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/author/suheila/" title="Posts by Suheila Jamil">Suheila Jamil</a> </div> <div class="entry"> <p>A photo essay in 3 parts:</p> <p><a title="Photo_essay_in_3_parts_Oud_maker_01 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4960566734/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="259" alt="Photo_essay_in_3_parts_Oud_maker_01" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/4960566734_de6fccd3cd_o.jpg" width="350"/></a></p> <p><a title="Photo_essay_in_3_parts_Oud_maker_02 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4959973639/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="498" alt="Photo_essay_in_3_parts_Oud_maker_02" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4959973639_39540385d5_o.jpg" width="350"/></a></p> <p><a title="Photo_essay_in_3_parts_Oud_maker_03 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4959976615/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="524" alt="Photo_essay_in_3_parts_Oud_maker_03" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4959976615_e94eb6dd09_o.jpg" width="350"/></a></p> <p class="tags"><small>Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/arab-music/" rel="tag">arab music</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/artisans/" rel="tag">Artisans</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/baghdad/" rel="tag">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/baghdad-markets/" rel="tag">Baghdad Markets</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/crafts/" rel="tag">crafts</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/music/" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/musical-instruments/" rel="tag">musical instruments</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/oud/" rel="tag">oud</a></small></p> </div> </div>  <h3 id="comments">7 Responses to “ The Oud Maker And His Cat ”</h3> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"></div> <div class="alignright"></div> </div> <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-10821"> <div id="comment-10821"> <div class="comment-avatar"> </div> <div class="comment-author"> SouthernDragon on September 5, 2010 at 5:08 pm </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>Peace to you, Suheila Jamil</p> <p>Beautiful ouds and a lovely cat. I can’t quite make out the design on the oud on the far right. What is it?</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/?replytocom=10821#respond" onclick="return addComment.moveForm(" comment-10821", "10821", "respond", "11420")">Reply</a> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-suheila bypostauthor odd alt depth-2" id="li-comment-10823"> <div id="comment-10823"> <div class="comment-avatar"> </div> <div class="comment-author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/" rel="external nofollow" class="url">Suheila Jamil</a> on September 5, 2010 at 5:45 pm </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>It’s a young man playing an Oud :-) (It’s a little clearer in the second photo.)</p> <p>Suheila Jamil</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/?replytocom=10823#respond" onclick="return addComment.moveForm(" comment-10823", "10823", "respond", "11420")">Reply</a> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment even depth-3" id="li-comment-10826"> <div id="comment-10826"> <div class="comment-avatar"> </div> <div class="comment-author"> SouthernDragon on September 5, 2010 at 5:59 pm </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>Ah, so, now I see it. Thank you.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/?replytocom=10826#respond" onclick="return addComment.moveForm(" comment-10826", "10826", "respond", "11420")">Reply</a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-10822"> <div id="comment-10822"> <div class="comment-avatar"> </div> <div class="comment-author"> Laura on September 5, 2010 at 5:14 pm </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>Beautiful. (And, if you’ll excuse the pun, oudstanding!) Thank you!</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/?replytocom=10822#respond" onclick="return addComment.moveForm(" comment-10822", "10822", "respond", "11420")">Reply</a> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment byuser comment-author-suheila bypostauthor even depth-2" id="li-comment-10824"> <div id="comment-10824"> <div class="comment-avatar"> </div> <div class="comment-author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/" rel="external nofollow" class="url">Suheila Jamil</a> on September 5, 2010 at 5:45 pm </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>I like the way the cat in the photo seems to be resting his chin on the Oud maker’s head almost as if he was checking the work. It makes me smile to see it.</p> <p>Suheila Jamil</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/?replytocom=10824#respond" onclick="return addComment.moveForm(" comment-10824", "10824", "respond", "11420")">Reply</a> </div> </div> <ul class="children"> <li class="comment odd alt depth-3" id="li-comment-10825"> <div id="comment-10825"> <div class="comment-avatar"> </div> <div class="comment-author"> Laura on September 5, 2010 at 5:47 pm </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>Me, too. The cat looks so content. I imagine him purring when his friend plays a tune.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/?replytocom=10825#respond" onclick="return addComment.moveForm(" comment-10825", "10825", "respond", "11420")">Reply</a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-10827"> <div id="comment-10827"> <div class="comment-avatar"> </div> <div class="comment-author"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://www.firedoglake.com/author/siun" rel="external nofollow" class="url external" target="_blank">Siun</a> on September 5, 2010 at 7:27 pm </div> <div class="comment-text"> <p>These lovely photos have made my day … and my kitties thank you as well!</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a rel="nofollow" class="comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/?replytocom=10827#respond" onclick="return addComment.moveForm(" comment-10827", "10827", "respond", "11420")">Reply</a> </div> </div> </li> </ol> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"></div> <div class="alignright"></div> </div> <div id="respond"> <h3>Leave a Reply</h3> <div class="cancel-comment-reply"> <a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/05/the-oud-maker-and-his-cat/#respond" style="display:none;">Click here to cancel reply.</a></div> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform"> <p><input type="text" name="author" id="author" value="" size="22" tabindex="1"/> <label for="author"><small>Name(required)</small></label></p> <p><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value="" size="22" tabindex="2"/> <label for="email"><small>Mail (will not be published)(required)</small></label></p> <p><input type="text" name="url" id="url" value="" size="22" tabindex="3"/> <label for="url"><small>Website</small></label></p>  <p><textarea name="comment" id="comment" cols="" rows="10" tabindex="4"></textarea></p> <p><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" tabindex="5" value="Submit Comment"/> <input type="hidden" name="comment_post_ID" value="11420" id="comment_post_ID"/> <input type="hidden" name="comment_parent" id="comment_parent" value="0"/> </p> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145js_/http://gorillasguides.com/?live-comment-preview.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="commentPreview"></div> </form> </div> </div>  <div id="sidebar"> <div class="side-widget"><h2>Latest English Language Articles</h2><ul> <li class="cat-post-item"> <a class="post-title" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/11/28/iraq-no-country-for-women/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to IRAQ: No country for women">IRAQ: No country for women</a> </li> <li class="cat-post-item"> <a class="post-title" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101130143145/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/11/09/are-you-surprised-no-me-neither/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Are you surprised? 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