Tahir Shah on the Importance of Stories
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
Tahir Shah talks at the 2025 Marrakech International Storytelling Festival about the role that stories have played for him and his family
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The Basket Weaver, the Servant & the Horse
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
A king offers a Bedouin a large sum of money to obtain a fine desert horse in this traditional Arabian tale
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Riquet with the Tuft
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
Wit, beauty, ugliness and foolishness all converge in the classic French story, as told by Idries Shah
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Dinewan the Emu & Goomblegubbon the Bustard
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
The Bustard plays a trick on the Emu only to have the tables turned on her, in this traditional Australian Aboriginal tale
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The Story of the Fisherman
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
A fisherman casts his net from the shore and pulls out something unexpected in this classic tale from The Thousand and One Nights
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Princess Pickle's Laugh
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
A beloved princess learns about happiness in this tale by Tahir Shah
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In the Land of Fools
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
Three wise men from the Land of Fools set off on a journey in this tale from Reflections, by Idries Shah
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The Girl & the Moorish Treasure
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A girl at an inn becomes curious about the belongings of some Moorish guests in this traditional tale from Spain
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The Seven Daughters
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Seven sisters head off to pick fruit from the fabled Jujube Tree in this traditional Arabian story
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Two Men in a Madhouse
The Scheherazade Foundation Podcast
A guide shows visitors around a madhouse in this short tale from Learning How to Learn, by Idries Shah
info_outlineA young man fails to heed his father's advice about marriage in this traditional Arabian tale