Tales from the Bazaars of Arabia: Folk Stories from the Middle East (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

Interesting stories!

I am no stranger to the world of Arabian Nights-inspired fiction. This collection of lighthearted tales from several Near Eastern countries is a delight. While the standard themes--witches, djinns, magic rings, talking antelopes--are explored, I can honestly say that I was not familiar with the precise story line of a single one of the 25+ tales. (That is quite unusual for fiction hearkening from this neck of the woods, where the same themes have been batted and re-batted about for better than a thousand years.) The stories are simple enough to be read aloud to older children, yet sophisticated enough to captivate the armchair traveler or the anthropologically-oriented scholar. All in all, this was a most satisfying chrestomathy.

Brilliant and fantastic!! This collection of tales from the Middle East was simply delightful, enchanting and fabulous. The tales were laden with Middle Eastern cultural references and were fascinating to read.I enjoyed it as a Muslim but all people from different backgrounds will be able to enjoy these. Amina Shah described the tales in exquisite detail and these were all easy to comprehend. It is simply a gem of a book!!!!!!

A goldsmith's daughter who eludes the Prince of Darkness! I have thoroughly enjoyed these stories and the way the author has written them. It is great to read one story just before going to sleep. Highly recommended! I will be getting more books from this author!