20 Funniest Short Stories from the Arab Culture - Paperback

by Ishraq Arafeh (Author)

Life is a school by itself, where we interact with a variety of people and encounter numerous challenges. It is inventible not to make mistakes in life. Making mistakes and learning from them clarify to us the true meaning of life. When we understand life, we live satisfactorily in this world. Those who are fortunate are surrounded by wise and knowledgeable people who can give thoughtful advices about taking critical decisions. With no wise people around, it is more probable to fail and take the wrong decisions in life. Nonetheless, there are some books written about judicious people in the past. These books demonstrate how such people responded to certain actions in their lives, and how they overcame the challenges they faced. It is crucial to start reading such books if you have not done so. Unfortunately, some of us do not have the time to read books, in general, because we are busy with our life issues. In addition, technology and the internet made it easier for us to search for the information we need. We just "Google" a specific topic and find what we are looking for in few minutes! To counter this fact, it is necessary to make reading books an entertaining process. This is most easily done when the stories in the books are seasoned with a sense of humor! To attract the audience, we introduce this book, "20 Funniest Stories from the Arab Culture", which is rich in stories from the Arab folklore. This book contains tales from the Arabic tradition that teach us wisdom and intelligence in a funny way. The book is about amusing situations and intelligent reactions from three popular Arab characters: Juha, Asha'ab, and AlJahidh. Juha the "wise fool" is a famous marauding character in the Middle East and North Africa. Asha'ab is a hilarious character who was known for being greedy and his love for food. AlJahidh was known for prose writing in the Arabic literature. This book introduces 20 facetious situations that these characters encountered, and it narrates them in a form of short stories with simple language. The book targets all of the ages.The language in the book is easy to understand and the stories have a sense of humor. You would feel as if you are literally interacting with the characters while reading this book.