Welcome to John & Jenny's Al Shaheen website
Shaheen is the Arabic name for a female Peregrine Falcon and the name epitomises powerful, silent, speed in flight. The Peregrine is capable of a sustained speed in level flight of over 100 km/hour and has been recorded in a dive at well over 320 km/hour.
When I came to register the name on the UK Part 1 registry, “Shaheen” had already been taken and was not available. Not wanting to settle for “Shaheen of East Sheen” or similar ridiculous corruption, I adopted the Arabic definite article “Al”. “Al Shaheen” effectively means “The Shaheen”.
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JOHN & JENNY’S AL SHAHEEN WEBSITE
Soutpiel Safari
In October 2010 John & Jenny left Al Shaheen in Nova Scotia for the winter and, in
search of a warmer climate, drove their Land Rover 15,000 miles (22,000 km) from
England to South Africa.
John’s Soutpiel Safari blog is at
www.blog.mailasail.com/soutpielsafari
Jenny’s blog is at www.getjealous.com/thesoutpielsafari and continues to tell the story of their travels up to the present day.