<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Europe – Regions and Countries</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>East Asia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>China</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Japan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>South Korea</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>North Korea</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Taiwan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mongolia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Southeast Asia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Indonesia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Philippines</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Vietnam</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Thailand</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Malaysia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Myanmar (Burma)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cambodia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Laos</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Singapore</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brunei</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Timor-Leste</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>South Asia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>India</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pakistan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bangladesh</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nepal</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sri Lanka</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bhutan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maldives</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Central Asia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kazakhstan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Uzbekistan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Turkmenistan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kyrgyzstan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tajikistan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Afghanistan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Western Asia (Middle East)</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Turkey</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Iran</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Iraq</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Syria</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jordan</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lebanon</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Israel</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Palestine</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Saudi Arabia</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>United Arab Emirates</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Qatar</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kuwait</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bahrain</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oman</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Yemen</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ASIAN FOLKTALES – Batch 1: East Asia</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>China</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Han folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Miao myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Zhuang legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tibetan folklore</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Uyghur folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Japan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Shinto mythology</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ainu legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Yokai spirit stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Samurai folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>South Korea</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Joseon dynasty legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Goryeo ghost stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Korean mountain spirits</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Shamanic folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>North Korea</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Korean ancestral myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Revolutionary folk legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Taiwan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Han-Taiwanese folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Amis indigenous stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Paiwan mountain spirits</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Mongolia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mongol epic heroes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tengri shamanic myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Buryat legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ASIAN FOLKTALES – Batch 2: Southeast Asia</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Indonesia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Javanese folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Balinese spirit myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Dayak tribal legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Batak creation stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Philippines</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tagalog folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Visayan myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Igorot mountain legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Moro (Mindanao) spirit stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Vietnam</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kinh (Vietnamese) legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hmong highland folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cham myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Vietnamese dragon and turtle tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Thailand</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lanna northern legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Isan folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Thai Buddhist moral stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Naga serpent myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Malaysia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Malay coastal legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Orang Asli forest spirits</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Iban tribal stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kadazan-Dusun myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Myanmar (Burma)</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bamar Buddhist legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Karen tribal stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Shan folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nats (spirit) myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Cambodia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Khmer Reamker (epic) folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Apsara spirit legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hill tribe myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Laos</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lao folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hmong spirit stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tai Dam legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Singapore</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Peranakan tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Malay ghost stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chinese-Singaporean urban legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Brunei</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Malay-Islamic moral tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Royal ancestry myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Timor-Leste</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tetum origin myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fataluku tribal stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Animist forest legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SIAN FOLKTALES – Batch 3: South Asia</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>India</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hindu epics & Puranic myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Adivasi tribal folktales (Santhal, Gond, Bhil)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Punjabi and Sikh legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tamil and Dravidian myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bengali ghost stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rajasthani folk ballads</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kashmiri spiritual tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Pakistan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sindhi folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pashto heroic legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Punjabi Sufi tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Baloch tribal myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kalash mythology</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Bangladesh</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bengali village myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mro tribal legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chakma spirit stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Nepal</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Newar folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gurung and Sherpa mountain legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hindu-Buddhist hybrid myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sri Lanka</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sinhalese Buddhist legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tamil Lankan myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Yakka demon stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Veddah tribal folklore</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Bhutan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Dzongkha Buddhist myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tsen spirits and mountain demons</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bon shamanic legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Maldives</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Dhivehi sea legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Spirit stories of the atolls</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jinn and island myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ASIAN FOLKTALES – Batch 4: Central Asia</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Kazakhstan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kazakh steppe legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Batyr (warrior) epic tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tengrism sky god myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Uzbekistan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Uzbek folk epics</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bukhara hero tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sufi mystical stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Turkmenistan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oghuz Turkic epics</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Desert spirit legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Turkmen tribal folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Kyrgyzstan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Manas epic traditions</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kyrgyz mountain spirits</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nomadic creation myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Tajikistan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pamiri mountain legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Persian-influenced folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ismaili spiritual stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Afghanistan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pashto warrior folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hazara legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nuristani and tribal myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Dari (Persian) storytelling traditions</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ASIAN FOLKTALES – Batch 5: Western Asia (Middle East)</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Turkey</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Anatolian folk legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Dede Korkut epics</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sufi mystical tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Turkish shadow puppet stories (Karagöz & Hacivat)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Iran</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Persian myths (Shahnameh epics)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Zoroastrian legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kurdish folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lur and Baloch tribal stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Iraq</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mesopotamian mythology (Gilgamesh)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Arab tribal tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kurdish mountain legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Assyrian Christian folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Syria</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Levantine Arab stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Druze spiritual folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bedouin desert myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Jordan</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nabataean legends (e.g. Petra)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bedouin oral tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Islamic prophet stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Lebanon</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Phoenician sea myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maronite Christian legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mountain village tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Israel / Palestine</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hebrew Biblical folklore</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Canaanite mythology</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Palestinian village ghost stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Samaritan traditional tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bedouin desert folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pre-Islamic jinn legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tribal honor stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>United Arab Emirates</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gulf maritime myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pearl diver ghost stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jinn in the dunes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Qatar</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tribal family legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Folk desert spirits</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Kuwait</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Seafaring folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Arabian Gulf jinn myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Bahrain</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Island pearl diving tales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Djinn and fisherman's curse stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Oman</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Omani sea myths</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jinn legends of Musandam</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tribal hero epics</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Yemen</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Queen of Sheba legends</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hadhramaut spirit stories</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Arabian mountain folktales</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->