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Over the course of several years, Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana collected tales from the regions of the Galilee, Gaza, and the West Bank and selected those that best represent the Palestinian Arab folk narrative tradition. Combing their expertise in English literature and anthropology, they bring to these folktales an integral method of study that unites a sensitivity to language with a deep appreciation for culture. Great care has been ta...

Were it simply a collection of fascinating, previously unpublished folktales, "Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales" would merit praise and attention because of its cultural rather than political approach to Palestinian studies. But it is much more than this. By combining their respective expertise in English literature and anthropology, Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana bring to these tales an integral method of study that uni...