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A retelling of a traditional Arabic tale in which a young woman disguises herself as a man and opens up a shop in a distant city in order to help her impoverished family.

A collection of stories told by a young bride to her husband, the king, over the course of 1,001 nights, including the tale of Aladdin who, with the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, fights an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

Contains forty stories of the gods, heroes and spirits from earliest times to the Arab Golden Age.

Retells the tale of a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret hiding place of a band of robbers.

A collection of tales from the Arabian nights telling of birds, genies, kings, princes, and magicians.

A retelling of the adventures of Aladdin who, with the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, fights an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

In order to marry the beautiful princess that he loves, a Persian prince must outwit an evil magician and use the magic horse to his advantage.

Introduces the history, religious significance, national styles, and basic steps of traditional dance of the Middle East and North Africa.

Argues that the U.S. government settled for a plea bargain in its case against American Taliban member John Walker Lindh in order to hide secrets about America's dealings with terrorist states, and examines the life of Lindh and attempts by FBI agent John O'Neill to warn of danger from Al-Qaeda before the September 11th attacks.

Presents contemporary translations of a selection of stories from "The Arabian Nights," including the tales of Sindbad, Aladdin, and 'Ali Baba.