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Arabian Nights too hot for some lawyers in Egypt
Image by jennaddenda via Flickr Arabian Nights, the classic collection of folk tales of magic lanterns and flying carpets also known as One Thousand And One Nights, has been deemed obscene by a group of Islamist lawyers. The literary classic features characters such as Scheherazade, Sinbad the Sailor, Aladdin and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,... »
The art of storytelling in Ancient Egypt
English folk and fairy tales begin with the words, “Once upon a time…” In ancient Egypt, a phrase commonly used was “There was once a man…” The reciters were professionals, whether these lector priests reciting liturgical texts or entertainers called in to perform at public festivals or private banquets. Presumably many of them were the... »
