Many years ago, the great city of Baghdad was ruled by a wise and kind Caliph. In the afternoons, the Caliph liked to walk through the marketplace. One day, he noticed a strange box being sold by ...

The caliph — not wholly unlike the pontiff in ... moving from Arabia to the venerable cities of Damascus, Syria, and Baghdad and later to Egypt. Its clout and authority waxed and waned through ...

They summon up a kaleidoscope of characters. Sinbad, Aladdin and the Thief of Baghdad, caliphs and sorcerers, viziers and merchants, and lots of girls - many of them slaves, but still talented ...

Most importantly, Baghdad serves as the backdrop for so many stories within 1001 Nights – its ancient streets, riverbanks, and channels leading to the Caliph’s palace forming the settings for criminal ...