Riveting after-Iftar tales set to delight Emiratis and expats alike as Ramadan gets underway next week Dubai: A new group of Hakawati or storytellers is out to revive the custom of telling traditional ...

Nemer Salamun is a hakawati (storyteller) who has dedicated his life to understanding the power of stories. If stories disappear, the world disappears, he tells Esha Nag, who listens enraptured to his ...

Katara has revived the ancient art of Arab storytelling at this year’s Ramadan Festival through the presence of Hakawati (storyteller) further enhancing the ambience of the festival. A stage has been ...

Traditional storytellers, or hakawati, are a dying breed in the Middle East. Reporter Carrie Giardino visits the last full-time hakawati in the Syrian capital of Damascus. The holy month of Ramadan ...

ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2025 (WAM) -- The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has unveiled a month-long programme of cultural events, activities, and workshops for Ramadan 2025 ...

TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Young and old have staked out a spot in front of the television as September rings in a fresh batch of series from the fifth season of 90210 to a new round of Arabs Got Talent. But ...