FWD: “The Annotated Arabian Nights” Translated by Yasmine Seale [Community Presentation]
PRESENTER
Alaa Mukahhal
ORIGINAL CITY
Boston
Original Date
March 26, 2022
Description
In this afikra FWD, Alaa Mukahhal talks to us about the famous story "The Nights". The Nights have multiple origins (Persian, Indian, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic) but no known authors. Alaa talks to us about a specific translation of the book by Yasmine Seale, a Syrian-British writer, and literary translator. Seale is the first woman to translate Arabian Nights.
ABOUT THE AFIKRA COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
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