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Parchment-style illustration of a Bahraini girl fleeing a ghoul near Riffa under desert moonlight.

Courage of the Girl and the Ghoul: Bahraini Folktale

In the heart of old Bahrain, not far from the quiet dunes near Riffa, there lived a young merchant’s daughter known for her gentleness and courage. Her father often travelled with trade caravans, and she sometimes joined him, learning the routes between the villages and the coast. But one fateful evening, while returning home through the vast desert, night overtook

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