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Kids books: Reading popular childrens books in the Arabic language with teacher Mohanned Qassar

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Selection of Arabic books for children
Selection of Arabic books for children(Supplied: Mohanned Qassar)

Do you remember your favourite childhood book? Did it change over time?

In this segment we are finding about kids books in different cultures and why the stories stay with us.

One Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights) is a popular collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic.

Canberra author, Arabic translator and teacher Mohanned Qassar spoke to ABC Radio Canberra's Dan Bourchier about traditional tales and stories with a moral.

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