A Blog by the Editor of The Middle East Journal

Putting Middle Eastern Events in Cultural and Historical Context

Monday, April 12, 2010

Traditional Storytelling in Abu Dhabi

Traditional Arabic storytelling — the Hakawati tradition — is being celebrated as part of the Abu Dhabi Festival. It's good to know that one of the richest and most modern of Arab countries is also preserving its traditional language arts traditions. (Oops. The editor in me just noticed the redundancy.)

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