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Tales of Juha: Classic Arab Folk Humor

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A superb collection of classic Arab folk humor.

Juha is an old Arab comic literary figure (known also to Persians and Turks) around whom countless popular anecdotes were written. He is known by lots of different names—Goha or Joha, Hodja, Mollah, or Nasreddin—and is loved by grown-ups and children alike.

Whatever people call him, he appears as an innocent or even stupid fool, but time and time again the fool turns out to be wise and to outwit those who call him a fool.

The iconic character of ...