Arab Scout Jamborees are region-wide events run or sponsored by member countries of the Arab Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. During the 1953 14th World Scout Conference in Liechtenstein, Syria offered to host the 8th World Scout Jamboree, but was denied after Israel protested that Israeli Scouts couldn't enter Arab countries. The Arab delegations felt that they wouldn't be able to host such international events and decided to organize on the Pan-Arab level. They prepared a draft in March 1954 that was approved by the Arab League Council on its 21st session, establishing the Arab Scout Organization. The first Arab Scout Conference (and Jamboree) was held at Zabadani, Syria in the summer of 1954, where the Arab Scout Committee was formed.
The second conference and jamboree were held at Abu Qir, Egypt in the summer of 1956.
List of Arab Scout Jamborees Event Location CountryDate 1st Arab JamboreeZabadani1954John S. Wilson (1959), Scouting Round the World. First edition, Blandford Press. p. 267 2nd Arab JamboreeAlexandria-Aboukir1956 3rd Arab Jamboree-(III Pan-Arab Scout Jamboree) Damascus1958 4th Arab JamboreeSousse1960 5th Arab JamboreeMaamoura1962 6th Arab JamboreeAboukir1964 7th Arab Jamboree-(7th Pan-Arab Scout Jamboree and 1st Arab Girl Scout Camp)Joudaim1966 8th Arab JamboreeSidi Fredj1968 9th Arab JamboreeZabadani 1970 10th Arab JamboreeMussal1972 11th Arab JamboreeByblos1974 12th Arab JamboreeBorj Cédria1976 13th Arab JamboreeMaamoura1978 14th Arab JamboreeJoudaim1980 15th Arab JamboreeJoudaim1982 16th Arab JamboreeSidi Fredj1984 17th Arab JamboreeSalalah1986 18th Arab JamboreeMaamoura1988 19th Arab JamboreeJoudaim1990 20th Arab JamboreeCairo1992 21st Arab JamboreePort Said1994 22nd Arab JamboreeBorj Cédria1996 23rd Arab JamboreeByblos1998 24th Arab JamboreeTa’if 2000 25th Arab Jamboree Amman2002 26th Arab Jamboree-Joudaim2004 27th Arab Jamboree-London2007 28th Arab JamboreeBorj Cédria2008 29th Arab JamboreeCairo2010 30th Arab JamboreeAlexandria+Aboukir2012 31st Arab JamboreeAmman201532nd Arab JamboreeAlgiers + Blida+Tipaza201833rd Arab JamboreeDubai2023
Girl Guides sub-camp The Girl Guides have been a significant part of the Arab Scout Jamboree for many years. The first Arab Girl Scout Camp was held during the 7th Arab Jamboree in Joudaim, Libya in 1966. Since then, the Girl Guides have been an integral part of the event, with their sub-camp being a place for fostering friendship, exchanging experiences, developing national spirit, promoting the Scouting movement, developing leadership skills, and facilitating cultural exchange.
In 1974, the Eleventh Arab Scout Jamboree and Fifth Arab Girl Guide jamboree was held in Lebanon. The Girl Guides camped near the 18th-century Lebanese town Deir al-Qamar, and the event lasted eight days for the Girl Guides. The jamboree included traditional Scouting activities, national flag ceremonies, marching contests, bonfires, sports, handicraft classes, and displays.
In 1995, the Girl Guides Movement was established in the State of Qatar, and in 1996, the Girl Guides Movement in Qatar joined the Arab Girl Guides Association in the 14th Arab Conference, which was held in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates, founded in 1973, became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1984. They have been participating in the Arab Scout Jamboree, organizing the Girl Guides sub-camp within this event.
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