arab countries

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Aladdin

1996
Based on Disney's "Aladdin, " a story that relates the adventures of Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, and the genie in the lamp in faraway Arabia.

How many donkeys?

an Arabic counting tale
2013
When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.

Aladdin's lamp

1988
Recounts the tale of a poor boy who becomes a wealthy prince with the help of a magic lamp he finds in an enchanted cave.

Ali Baba and the 40 thieves

1988
A poor water-carrier discovers the well-hidden treasure belonging to a band of thieves.

Rethinking nationalism in the Arab Middle East

1997
A collection of fourteen original essays that explore the psychological, political, and cultural bases of Arab nationalism since World War I.

Arabian nights

the marvels and wonders of the thousand and one nights
1991
Collection of tales featuring Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad told by Scheherazade to save herself from death at the sultan's hands.

Cinderella and Aladdin

two tales and their histories
2010
A retelling, accompanied by a brief history, of the two well-known tales in the first of which a poor girl attends the palace ball with the help of a fairy godmother and, in the second, a poor boy discovers a magic lamp whose genie changes his life.

Fabled cities, princes & jinn from Arab myths and legends

1995
Tells the legends and stories of Arabia, from ancient myths of pre-Islamic times to folktales from the Golden Age of the Arab Muslim world.

The Arabian nights

1986
An illustrated collection of twenty-six stories from the "Arabian Nights," including those of Sinbad, Ali Baba, Aladdin, and lesser known characters.

Arab folktales

1986
Contains over one hundred tales collected from across North Africa to the Holy Land.

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