Rabih Alameddine@rabihalameddineA Hakawati reading one the great standard tales, that of Abu Zayd al-Hilali, in a Beirut café in 1967. When I was writing The Hakawati, I spent a long time considering the stories of Abu Zayd as well as 3antar before settling on Baybars.10:02 PM · Apr 24, 2020·Twitter Web Client5 Retweets1 Quote Tweet47 Likes
PamJustPam@zendormouse·Apr 24, 2020Replying to @rabihalameddineJust askin' - is the guy closest to the camera smoking a hookah?