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

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The Covenant of Manama: A Roadmap for “Folk Culture”
Issue 20

Folk cultures emphasize national identities and the idiosyncrasies of nations’ personalities, challenging the trend of globalization that is rapidly...

Samples of the Most Important Forms of Arab Folk Dance
Issue 1

This paper reviews diverse multitudes of motivations behind evolution of dance and its content. It indicates that practice of forms of folk movements...

Standardised features of intangible cultural heritage
Issue 38

Standardisation is an institutional activity carried out by specialised organisations that are recognised internationally, such as ISO, regionally, such as the...

Sufi “Maqamat” in Tlemcen Folk Poetry - Ibn Misayib, Bin Traiki and Al-Mandasy as Models
Issue 49

Sufi folk poetry is considered to be one of the finest literary genres, as it draws on the inexhaustible source, the true Islamic religion, and combines the...

The culture of the bias towards having a male baby in the Bahrain society
Issue 10

The culture of the bias towards having a male child is prevalent all of the world and in the Bahrain society, in particular. Such bias is not exclusive in a...

Renovation or Destruction
Issue 28

No one can stand in the face of the changes and conditions that overwhelm folk culture, especially the performing arts. We miss, in our days, the great...

Pottery Craft in Yemen
Issue 48

Every country has its own traditional arts and crafts that reflect the cultural life of its people, both ancient and modern. Traditional crafts products are as...

Authenticating clay architectural heritage in the south
Issue 38

Architectural heritage is one component of a society’s identity, and it reflects the society’s customs and traditions. It demonstrates...

Traditional building materials: The example of the Eastern Region
Issue 30

Over the past few years, there has been a shift in the level of attention paid to traditional building in the Gulf Cooperative Council Countries. What was once...

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