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The Message Of Folklore from Bahrain To The World
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Flamenco: Songs, Music and Dance

Spain has the most dances of all the European countries; if France is dance’s wet nurse, then Spain is the mother of dance. The legacy of Andalusia,...

Morocco’s Celebrations of the Prophet’s Birth

In Morocco, Al Miludiah celebration of the Prophet’s birthday is held on the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal every year. The rituals of the celebration...

The Roots of the Couplet in Bani Yazid Folk Songs in Al Hamah

The couplet, traditionally known as ‘Sawt’, is two lines of sung poetry that have the same rhyme. The couplet is mentioned in Kitab al-Aghani,...

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

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

Enhancing Heritage Values in the Conscience of the Younger Generation

In order to enhance the aesthetic and moral values of heritage, we must resort to the essential components and sources of folk culture, and concentrate on...

Forms of Expression in Arab Folkloric Epics

This study explores the different forms of expression in Arab folkloric epics. Although these forms of expression add artistic value to the epics, they also...

Hayziyyah of Algeria: Martyr for Love

In Bedouin culture, Love grows like a thorned cactus in a barren land; although it is beautiful, no one celebrates it the way they celebrate flowers. Just like...

Folk Eloquence

Folk eloquence and its expressive tools have not received as much interest as other creative literary genres.The interest in folk eloquence began in the 19th...

Vernacular Poetry in Libya: Art, Culture and History

Poetry reflects the highest creativity, particularly when it is accessible to people and in their spoken language. When poetry is composed in a people’s...

Morocco’s Celebrations of the Prophet’s Birth

In Morocco, Al Miludiah celebration of the Prophet’s birthday is held on the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal every year. The rituals of the celebration...

The Roots of the Couplet in Bani Yazid Folk Songs in Al Hamah

The couplet, traditionally known as ‘Sawt’, is two lines of sung poetry that have the same rhyme. The couplet is mentioned in Kitab al-Aghani,...

Flamenco: Songs, Music and Dance

Spain has the most dances of all the European countries; if France is dance’s wet nurse, then Spain is the mother of dance. The legacy of Andalusia,...

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