A quarterly specialized journal
The Message Of Folklore from Bahrain To The World

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HASSANIYA (TIDINIT) MUSIC
Issue 21

Like all music, the music of the Western Sahara comprises musical instruments, musicians, singers, poetry and...

Comparative Study N Arabic Oral Literature: Nabati Poetry And Al Ataba: A Case Study
Issue 12

The research examines the relation between the Nabati poetry and al Ataba poetry in several aspects. This research is pioneer in Arabic oral literature....

The Impact of Desert and City Cultures on the Traditional Sadu Craft and Products in Kuwait 
Issue 43

Textiles and their raw materials and artistic elements and designs can offer us insights into the textile-makers’ knowledge, expertise, and...

Personification In The Books:  (The King’s Son and the Monk) and in the Books of “Bilawhar Wa-Būdhāsaf,” Motifs Z110-Z139 According To Al Shami Indexes.
Issue 49

This research falls within the scope of folk literature studies. It is concerned with classifying personification in two books: one of them is Arabic, "Bluhar...

Research on folk literature and cultural changes: A theoretical approach
Issue 28

Folk culture plays a significant role in cultural and postmodern studies. As a part of mass culture, folk culture has contributed to the weakening of the...

  A word from the editor 47   Where are the Bahraini women folk bands?!
Issue 47

My memory is flooded with songs by Bahrain's female folk bands. Songs full of sweet words and emotions, coupled with the beats of tambourines and drums, and...

Red Bricks in Al Jraif East in the Sudan
Issue 44

This paper is based on the results of field collection in the summer of 2009; in which the researcher recorded interviews with artisans. The researcher used...

The distinctiveness of residential space in light of sociocultural transformations: A case study of the mountain village of Chenini Tataouine
Issue 60

Using the example of the mountain village of Chenini Tataouine in south-eastern Tunisia, this study demonstrates the distinctiveness of the residential space...

Crafts in the folktales of the Levant
Issue 15

This article focuses on the relationship between crafts and folktales. The article defines crafts, differentiating them from professions, and folktales, and...

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