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

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Heroism in popular literature
Issue 36

Some people consider folk biography a type of verbal art that includes folk history’s events and heroes. This is because verbal folk arts are considered...

Tichit Folklore: Celebrations as a model
Issue 18

According to Luis del Marmol Carvajal, (Granada, Spain, 1520), the word Tichit is derived from ‘Ti’, which means earth, and ‘Chitu’,...

HASSANIYA (TIDINIT) MUSIC
Issue 21

Like all music, the music of the Western Sahara comprises musical instruments, musicians, singers, poetry and...

Common and diverse features of women’s oral poetry
Issue 31

Socio logists, anthropologists and other intellectuals have contemplated the evolution and development of world cultures. As a result, an anthropological...

Celebrations for the Birth of the Prophet
Issue 13

This article focuses on the history of Maghreb’s celebrations of the birth of the Prophet (May Peace Be Upon Him) from the first celebrations in the Azfi...

Cultural and social significance of Alhaite dancing in Morocco
Issue 63

The Alhaite dance is one of Morocco's oldest folk arts; its music has a wide range of rhythms and tempos, and its ceremonial and enthusiastic performance...

Traditional Qusbahs from the Middle Ages in southeastern Tunisia: The ruins of Jebel Dummar and the Qusbahs’ role in drawing people to the Sahara desert
Issue 29

In southeastern Tunisia, ruins from the Middle Ages prove that there were once towns and a significant population in this area. Terraces ring the hills; these...

The Social Symbolism of Colours in Sudan’s Social Discourse
Issue 46

Colour has a significant influence on the lives of humans. Each colour is linked to certain concepts with multiple accumulated connotations. Since ancient...

FOLKTALES ABOUT WATER
Issue 21

This paper examines the rituals and tales of folk heritage and their relationship to people’s knowledge of natural...

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