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 ...

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 ...

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: 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 ...

In Cremers’s pensive and high-stakes graphic novel, his English-language debut, a teenager lost at sea must rely on the kindness of strangers to make it back to shore. Continue reading » ...

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 ...