“At the heart of ‘Jamila’s Thread’ is an effort to rediscover the beauty of folk tradition and classical storytelling in the Middle East and North Africa.”
About Jamila’s Thread & Other Stories Jamila’s Thread & Other Stories is a collection of folk stories from the Middle East & Sudan. Some of the stories are familiar. Others are included in written form for the first time in a very long time.
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ﺩﻭﺭﺍ ﺑﺎﺭﺯً ﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ،ﻓﻴﻨﻌﻜﺲ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻪ ﻳﻠﻌﺐ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺒﻲ ً ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﻫﺬه ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﻭﻧﻀﺎﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﻣﻌﺎﻧﺎﺗﻬﺎ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻣﺮﺕ ﺑﻪ ﺷﻌﻮﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺎﺕ ﻭﺻﺮﺍﻋﺎﺕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﻦ. ﻭﻻ ﺗﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺜﻴﻼﺗﻬﺎ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ،ﻓﻴﺒﺮﺯ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﻉ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺮ ،ﻣﻊ ﺍﻧﺘﺼﺎﺭ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﺎﻳﺔ .ﻛﻤﺎ ﻭﺗﺒﻴﻦ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺰﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺜﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻴﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺮﺫﻳﻠﺔ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﻟﻈﻬﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺋﻨﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﺭﻗﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺤﺮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻤﺘﺎﺯ ﺑﻘﺪﺭﺍﺕ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺍﻋﺘﻴﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺠﺎﻭﺯ ﺍﻟﻌﻮﺍﺋﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻴﺰﻳﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﻛﺎﻟﻄﻴﺮﺍﻥ ﻭﺍﻻﻧﺘﻘﺎﻝ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻵﺧﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺤﻈﺎﺕ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﻟﻐﻴﻼﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﻔﺎﺭﻳﺖ ﻭﻏﻴﺮﻫﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻮﺍﺭﻕ. "ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺎ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ" ،ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺣﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﻌﻈﻢ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺺ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺒﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻨﺎ ﻧﺴﻌﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭﺓ ﻟﻘﺼﺺ ﺷﻌﺒﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻼﺩ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻮﺩﺍﻥ ﻭﺑﻼﺩ ﺍﻟﻘﻔﻘﺎﺱ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺗﻮﺛﻴﻖ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﺍﺙ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻞ ﻭﺗﻘﺪﻳﻤﻪ ﺑﺼﻮﺭﺓ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭﻣﺒﺪﻋﺔ ﺗﻮﻓﺮ ﻓﺮﺻﺔ ﻟﻠﻘﺮﺍﺀ ﻟﺘﺨﻠﻴﺪ ﻫﺬه ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺺ ﻓﻲ ﺫﺍﻛﺮﺗﻬﻢ ﻭﺫﺍﻛﺮﺓ ﺃﺑﻨﺎﺋﻬﻢ.
ﻭﻟﻤﺎ ﺣﺎﻥ ﻣﻮﻋﺪ ﺍﻟﻮﻻﺩﺓ ﻭﺃﻧﺠﺒﺖ ﺍﻷﻡ ﻃﻔﻠﺔ ﻣﻠﻴﺤﺔ ﻗﺮﺭﺕ ﺃﻥ ﺳﻴﻔﺎ ً ﺑﺪﻻ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺤﻠﺔ ﺑﺘﺄﺛﻴﺮ ً ﺗﺴﻤﻴﻬﺎ "ﺳﻠﻤﻰ" ،ﺭﻓﻌﺖ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﺴﻮﺩ! .ﻭﻣﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺍﻹﺧﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻒ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺍﻋﺘﺮﺍﻫﻢ ﺣﺰﻥ ﻋﻤﻴﻖ ﻭﺃﺳﻰ ﻓﻘﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﻟﺒﻌﻀﻬﻢ: ﺫﻛﺮﺍ ﺁﺧﺮ ً ﺑﺪﻻ ﻣﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻟﻨﺎ ﻣﻘﺎﻡ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻧﺠﺒﺖ ﺃﻣﻨﺎ ًﺍﻟﺼﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻟﻄﺎﻟﻤﺎ ﺍﻧﺘﻈﺮﻧﺎﻫﺎ. ﻭﻫﻜﺬﺍ ،ﻫﺠﺮ ﺍﻹﺧﻮﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﻏﺎﺿﺒﻴﻦ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺑﻤﻜﺎﻧﻬﻢ.
ﺃﺣﺪﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺳﺘﻘﺒﺎﻟﻪ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻭﺣﻴﻦ ﻋﺎﺩ "ﺃﺑﻮ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﻝ" ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺭ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺠﺪ ً
ً ﺣﺎﺋﺮﺍ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻦ ﺯﻭﺟﺘﻪ ﻭﺃﻭﻻﺩه. ﺟﺮﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﺓ .ﺟﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ ﻭﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻨﺸﻐﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺒﺤﺚ ﺩﺍﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺳﻨﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻐﻮﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻭﻗﻌﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﻓﺄﺩﺭﻙ ﺍﻟﺤﻘﻴﻘﺔ!. ﺃﺻﺎﺑﻪ ﺍﻟﻬﻠﻊ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺪﻡ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﺪﺭ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﺼﻨﻊ ،ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﺠﺪ ﺃﻣﺎﻣﻪ ﻣﻜﺎﻧً ﺎ ﺧﻮﻓﺎ ,ﺇﻻ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ ً ﻳﻠﺠﺄ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ ﺇﻻ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺍﺭﺓ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻳﺮﺗﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﻄﺮﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺧﻮﻓﻪ ﻓﻌﻄﺲ ﻋﻄﺴﺔ ﻭﺻﻞ ﺻﻮﺗﻬﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻐﻮﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﻣﺰﻣﺠﺮﺓ :ﻟﻢ ﺗﻌﻄﺲ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺍﺭﺓ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﻄﺲ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﺰﻝ, ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﻄﺲ ﺇﻻ ﺃﺑﻮ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﻝ ,ﺍﻃﻠﻊ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻮﺍﺭﺗﻲ ﻳﺎ ﺃﺑﺎ ﺍﻟﻔﻮﻝ.
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