Hodja

Jackie's bare bones versions of Hodja stories posted on Storytell, the internet storytelling discussion list.

http://www.story-lovers.com/listshodjastories.html

"A Man of Many Names," a thorough and thoroughly delightful study of Nasreddin Hoja by John Noonan for Saudi Aramco World Magazine

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197103/a.man.of.many.names.htm

Hodja Stories. Read these excellent articles from Aramco World:

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199705/tales.of.the.hoja.htm

Luqman bin Ad

For many Arab proverbs and a biographical sketch of this Arabian Aesop, read this Aramco World article:

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197402/aesop.of.the.arabs.htm

More proverbs:

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/196901/the.cream.of.wisdom.htm

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