Category: Arab Mythology

Al-Khidr (Al-Khadir, The Green One) Arab (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara) A legendary Islamic hero. According to legend, he was given the name “the Green…

Abu Nuwas (Abu Nowas, Abu Nu’as) (747?– ca. 813) Arab (Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Zanzibar) An eighth-century Persian poet who became a trickster-hero in areas of…