The Folktales of Palestine

There is much to glean from Aboubakr's detailed and carefully-referenced work. Besides filling an important gap in academic work on Palestinian culture and heritage, the book enables the reader to comprehend the interwoven strands of Palestinian society and memory and how, without displacing the importance of Palestinian resistance, there are complementary and equally important means through which the historical trauma of the Nakba can be communicated with resilience. * Middle East Monitor * This book is a timely critical contribution towards expanding the analysis and significance of oral artistic forms of expression in the Palestinian context. In addressing the importance of different forms of orality in the Palestinian context, it re-centers Palestinian voices and aspirations and emphasises their significance in the face of attempts to erase them. * Dina Matar, Chair, Centre of Palestine Studies, SOAS * For readers and students alike, there is no better example of [folktale scholarship] than Aboubakr's work. Her book not only provides a critical gateway to the tales as they are presented in Muhawi and Kanaana's collections, but also functions as an excellent introduction to Palestinian folk heritage. * Contemporary Levant * Students of folklore and of folk narratives generally will thank Aboubakr for her meticulous examination, under an academic microscope, of the role of folktales in Palestinian society, the role of women as storytellers, and the role of compilers in choosing which stories to publish. * Journal of Palestine Studies *