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

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A Word from the Editor: Bahrain’s Memory: Guru Muhammad bin Harban
Issue 54

In the Bahraini dialect, as in most Gulf States’ dialects, a "dar" (plural "duwr") is a room in a typical house that may contain a number of "duwr",...

Us and Time An Anthropological Approach to Algerian Folk Proverbs
Issue 47

Our relation with time is so intimate, because man carries it as an internal rhythm, and follows its flow; time is associated with the essence of human life...

Timeless Wisdom and Contemporary Societal Values in Folk Proverbs
Issue 62

Researchers and experts in the field of intangible cultural studies have recently paid considerable attention to Egyptian folk literature since it is a...

Afro-Yemeni Dances A research of the African origins of the musical Yemen
Issue 5

The researcher reviews the historical process of Yemeni popular dances that owe their origin to the Negro side facing the Arab peninsula. This, well documented...

An anthropological study of authority in traditional societies: The Al-Sulh Group in Djelfa Province
Issue 38

One of the most distinctive features of the Djelfa region in central Algeria is what is known as the conciliation group or community, a type of traditional...

Yanbu singing: history, instruments, and components
Issue 63

The focus of the study is Yanbu singing, which is a folk art genre. This research attempts to substantiate this artform by explaining how it originated and...

Traditional housing in the villages of southern Tunisia
Issue 19

Located in southwest Tunisia, Nafzawa is rich in material and non-material elements of folklore because agriculture in the ancient oases made raw materials...

Arabic Folk Poetry: Style and Theme
Issue 58

"Folk Literature" is a relatively new term employed by modern Arabs in their studies. if it existed in any Arabic text from the pre-Islamic, early Islamic, or...

The Material Folk Heritage of the Old City of Sanaa
Issue 22

The city of Sanaa’s material folk heritage is represented in the houses, mosques, gardens, public baths, fountains and wells that the city maintains...

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