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

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Trends in Arab Folk Culture Publishing: The example of the Journal of Folk Culture
Issue 52

This study presents the following findings: The folk literature, customs, traditions, performing arts, and material culture sections include 71% of the...

Cultural and Social Dimensions of Traditional Children’s Games
Issue 51

Play is one of the most important pillars of socialisation for children. It helps with the acquisition of social and cultural experience based on the rules of...

The theoretical and practical foundations of the development of weaving looms (Sadu)
Issue 34

A traditional form of weaving practiced by Bedouin women in rural communities in Kuwait and other Gulf states, Al Sadu is used to produce fabric for furniture...

Folkloric poetry and patriotic songs as resistance against the French occupation of Tunisia from 1881 to the 1930s
Issue 25

Poetry and patriotic songs were used as means to express resistance to the French occupation of south and north Tunisia, and to protect national identity and...

Visions of a Distant Dream…
Issue 65

Over the course of seventeen years, this publication has shone in its continuity and extensive reach to regular readers in more than 167 countries around the...

Children’s Games in and around Bahrain’s Springs
Issue 14

Bahrain is known for its many natural springs both under the sea and on land. Historically, Bahrain’s prosperity has been attributed to its fresh water,...

Study of Quranic Intertextuality in Algerian Folk Poetry, MuhammadBalkhair, as a model
Issue 47

The semiotician Mikhail Bakhtin was the first to emphasize the interactive nature of the literary text. Then the term "intertextuality "was adopted by his...

The History of Ornaments In Morocco
Issue 11

The history of the ornaments in Morocco could only be thoroughly studied by a team of archeologists coordinating with experts from other disciplines. The...

The language of the Moroccan Zajal: Theoretical and textual contemplations
Issue 32

We cannot deny that disorder and confusion have affected both individuals and communities on more than one level. Our spiritual and moral values are now...

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