الكتاب المطلُوب حرْقُه!! ألْفُ ليْلةٍ وليْلةٌ

What do you think is the story behind the book that prompted some people to burn it? What dangerous thing could it possibly contain? Let's find out... #HistorySession Sources for the One Thousand and One Nights episode: Between History and Folklore: Dr. Qasim Abdo Qasim Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems: Al-Mas'udi A History of the Crusades: Dr. Muhammad Suhail Taqoush The Strangest Magic: Enchanting Scenes Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights: Marina Warner The One Thousand and One Nights Encyclopedia: Ulrich Marzoff and Richard Van Leeuwen The Talking Animal: Jonathan Gottschall Arab Society in the Middle Ages: Studies from One Thousand and One Nights: Edward William Lane A History of the Abbasid State: Dr. Muhammad Suhail Taqoush The Court of the Caliphs: Hugh Kennedy The Islamic Reference for One Thousand and One Nights: Dr. Mohsen Jassim Al-Mousawi