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Safarnama

Safarnama, which means "Travelogue" in Urdu, is perhaps an accurate name as we take you around the world with our stories. A project for everyone, we welcome storytellers from across the globe to share their tales with us, particularly those from South and Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Indigenous Communities from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

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Our tales keep our humanity alive, a quality which we believe the world is in dire need of today. It is dedicated to those who go unheard, the victims of conflict: men, women and children facing oppression, wars and occupation. May the flame of our cultures flicker forever, just as the spirit of resistance and perseverance live on in our stories. May we always fight for what we believe in. #FolkloreAgainstFascism

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The Loyal Sweetheart

A Passamaquoddy Tale

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Desert Night Tales

A compilation of short Algerian folktales

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The Burkla at Schongau

A German Tale

Bijan and Manizeh

Bijan and Manizeh

A Persian Tale

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Princess Scargo's Fish

A Nobscussett Tale

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Hassan and his Bride

A Sudanese Tale

Windeck Castle

The Count of Windeck Castle

A German Tale

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Julnar of the Sea & her Son, King Badar Basim of Persia

A Persian Tale

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Compère Lapin and Compère Bouki

A Cajun and Creole tale

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Issa Beer Remembers

A Soninke Tale

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The Double Marriage of the Gleichens

A German Tale

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Hassan & the Crow Fairy

A Persian Tale

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The Clever Woman and the Chenoo

A Mi’kmaq and Passamaquoddy Tale

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The Stone Cross in Teufelsthal Valley

A German Tale

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The Story of Bayajidda's Loves

A Hausa Tale

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The Enchanted Horse

A Persian Tale

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The Soot-Faced Girl

An Algonquian Tale

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Treasure Hunters in Wesenberg

A German Tale

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The Demon and the Sultan's Son

A Swahili Tale

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Kayuta and Waneta

A Seneca Tale

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The Glowing Man in the Cherry Tree

A German Tale

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The Faquih’s Bouquet of Stars

An Moroccan Tale

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Pecos Bill & Slue-Footed Sue

A West American Folktale

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The Blind Man's Love

An Algonquian Tale

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John Henry

An African-American Tale

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Those Who Walked Into Water

An African-American Tale

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