Aligning tourism and traditional culture is awkward—the former endorses
change and embraces the non-traditional, while the latter
espouses preservation. While giving voice to predominantly grassroots
concerns may be considered a limitation, it addresses what is arguably a
hugely underrepresented cohort in the naghol discourse. It is evident
that tourism and traditional culture are prone to contestation, especially
over control, income and ideology. There is now broad acceptance
that the naghol as living heritage is subject to the vicissitudes of
context, utility, and circumstance. Where the avoidance of the naghol’s
commercialisation was once a vexed dilemma, this has dissipated.
Instead, there is strong acknowledgement that the practicalities of