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Once upon a time, there was a merchant who was wedded to his cousin, a girl of splendid beauty and above all of great manners. They loved each other like…

Once there was a sultan, who had a son. He, like all sons of sultans, was schooled in the palace. The sultan brought him a Quranic teacher who taught him…

Once there was a sultan who had never had any children. Because of this, his life was becoming unbearable and he was always worrying about who his successor would be.…

Once, there was a sultan who was religious. He had always appreciated and valued scholars and had always esteemed religious men. This sultan would pray often and commit God’s word…

Are you aware that each time a woman talks about something that a man has done wrong, she says: “Men will be men!” However, if she talks about some woman…

They say: ‘No one can understand a mute person except their mother. It is the same with a madman–only it’s not his mother that can understand him, it’s only another…

A couple of years ago, I was hanging out in the theater. During the break, people started to gather in the balcony to smoke and talk. In this hustle and…

Once there was a rich and prosperous tradesman who was happily married and living with his wife. But as time passed, they, like oil and water, were no longer getting…

Once there was an old lady, who was walking down the street, when someone stepped on her shoe and broke it. She began limping around and looking for any shoemaker…

Once there was a woodcutter, and as is the case in all stories about woodcutters, he had many children and was always working. He had been burning the candle at…

It is said that caliph “Al Motasem” used to love poetry and poets. One day, a Bedouin man who was said to be a poet, came to visit the caliph.…