Feature: Who is the Real Aladdin?

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Presenter: Dana Ballout

Delivered: Beirut on October 15, 2017

Everyone knows Aladdin from the Disney movie, but did you know that Aladdin actually existed? In this afikra feature, Dana Ballout takes a deep into his original story.

Sources & Future References

• Who "Wrote" Aladdin? The Forgotten Syrian Storyteller - Ajam Media Collective

• The Fictional 100: Ranking the Most Influential Characters in World Literature and Legend - Lucy Pollard-Gott - Google Books

• The Cultural and Social Impact of Disney’s Aladdin – Rachel Bridges: History Blog

• It's Racist, But Hey, It's Disney - The New York Times

• Children's Literature: Aladdine

• The Tale of Aladdin in European Oral Tradition

• Antoine Galland - Kent University

• The Thousand and One Nights | Britannica

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