Once upon a time there lived a Bedouin whose name was Goha. Most people said he was a simple man, though some claimed he was quite the trickster, hardly as innocent as he seemed. His friends and ...

BEIRUT: "You should know, my son, that in life, it is impossible to please everyone. So do not spend time worrying about what people think." So ancient Middle Eastern folk hero Goha the Wise Fool ...

Translation: Goha went up the palm tree, carrying his slippers. Meaning: Goha is a satirical character whose wittiness and literal reasoning is ensconsed in many jokes all over the Arab world and ...

Translation: They asked Goha, “where is your homeland?” He answered, “wherever my wife lives.” Meaning: Goha, the medieval sage-fool who injects wisdom into simple statements, is acknowledging the ...

Why is Dr. Yehia Fakharani, one of Egypt’s foremost actors, riding around on a jackass these days, wearing the flowing djellaba of a peasant and sporting a wide grin as if he knows some wonderful ...

A Tanta Wawa for Abuelito: An Andean Day of the Dead Tradition ...