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

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Egyptian Jewelry A treasure for rich people and a decoration for poor
Issue 6

This research revolves around the jewelry, especially gold, which the researcher considers like a civil state book that clearly reflects the richness and...

Ma'ani Sahja: A Distinctive Type of Folk Song in Jordan
Issue 46

The researcher studied a type of folk song in Jordan known as ‘Al Sahja Al Ma'aniyeh’. A type of folk poetry, it derives its name from the...

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...

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...

Palestinian Textile and Embroidery
Issue 3

In 1982, the Russian researchers, Bougdanouf and Boujkarif, published their book, Contemporary Art of Arab Palestinian, and Dr.Niran Kilanou translated the...

Meanings and songs in Tunisia’s Ma’luf tradition
Issue 28

An Arab-Spanish genre of Oriental and Islamic music, Ma’luf emerged at the beginning of the 7th century under the Arab Islamic empire. It developed over...

Legendary discourse of the folk conception of the Universe: Nowruz’s legendary discourse in Oman’s heritage as a case study
Issue 19

Every language has tools and ways of describing the world and naming things and phenomena. When a person thinks, he unconsciously does so using his mother...

FEMALE FOLK BANDS IN BAHRAIN
Issue 21

Tribes define the framework in which their members can celebrate and express happiness, so arts in general are restricted to stereotyped performances. Although...

The Meaning of Lullabies in Libyan Folk Culture
Issue 54

Throughout the ages, mothers have repeated simple words with great meaning, intent and content in order to help their children stay still and sleep, unlike...

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