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Qatari Oral Tradition

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Qatari Oral Tradition

Qatar

These folktales belong to the Qatari oral tradition and were compiled and translated by Tariq Ahmed, Rana Elmaghraby, Kholoud Saleh, and Autumn Watts.

Articles by Qatari Oral Tradition

The Sunni and His Friend
By Qatari Oral Tradition
Cats. Carry cats!
Translated from Arabic by Tariq Ahmed
Al Fisaikra
By Qatari Oral Tradition
Set me free and I'll make you rich.
Translated from Arabic by Kholoud Saleh
Lamb and ewe
Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash
Fatoum and Hamoud and Hamed
By Qatari Oral Tradition
The mother sheep would warn her children of the wolf that prowled the town.
Translated from Arabic by Rana Elmaghraby