New Arabian Nights

By: STILL WATERS IN A STORM
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  • Summary

  • New Arabian Nights is a series of radio stories based on the ancient tales, written and read in class by students of English as a Second Language in New York state, beginning in the year 2024. The readers are seeking asylum in this country, and they’re running out of time. As their stories progress and proliferate, you will hear them progress in the English language, their doorway to a whole new world.
    2024
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Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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Episodes
  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Jul 26 2024

    A sneak peek into the world of Shahrazad, the girl who saves herself by telling suspenseful stories to the king
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    1 min
  • 1. The Stories Begin

    1. The Stories Begin
    Jul 26 2024

    As the king prepares to end Shaharazad's life, she begins to tell him fascinating stories, saving herself with suspense. The storytellers are immigrants and refugees in an English as a Second Language class in New York.
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    8 mins
  • 2. If you spare me

    2. If you spare me
    Jul 26 2024

    The story of the Demon and the Merchant continues. With the threat of death looming over the Merchant, he tells an entertaining story to distract the Demon from seeking revenge. We learn that the Merchant is actually a nurse, and the Demon is an electrician. The King reflects on an episode of compassion in his boyhood.
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    13 mins

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