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Arabic Folklore: Fascinating Myths and Legends

June 14, 2021

By Pamela Dimitrova

By: Pamela Dimitrova / Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic folklore and mythology are one of the most diverse and colorful in the world, with stories about supernatural creatures, brave heroes, magic lamps and thrilling adventures. Many of them were passed orally from generation to generation over hundreds of years, preserving the authentic spirit of the … Continued

The Arab Bedouin of the Naqab: Myths and Misconceptions

December 4, 2019

By Pamela Dimitrova

By: Pamela Dimitrova/Arab America Contributing Writer The Bedouin-Arabs are an indigenous people, most of whom internally displaced from lands they had owned for centuries. From the 1950s on, the Bedouin-Arabs were dispossessed from their land by means of laws passed by the Israeli Parliament (the Knesset), the Israeli legal system and varied administrative measures. Today, … Continued

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