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Women of old heavily influenced traditional Kuwaiti children's literature - historian

Historian Ghanima Al-Fahad
Historian Ghanima Al-Fahad
By Sheikha Al-Lougani KUWAIT, Oct 27 (KUNA) -- Traditional children's literature in Kuwait was heavily influenced by the older generation of Kuwaiti women who used to spend their time coming up with songs, poems, and lullabies to entertain and delight the young ones.
Despite the lack of academic learning, Kuwaiti women were able to come up with the most catchy songs and poems for children to sing and recite.
Speaking to KUNA, historian Ghanima Al-Fahad said that while most women did not attend school back in the day, they used to be influenced heavily by the language of the Holy Quran which in turn taught them how to verse their poems and stories.
Their outputs were so catchy that once the other ladies of the neighborhood heard them, these songs become anthems to the whole area, said Al-Fahad.
She added that these pieces of literature usually focused on subjects that were humors in nature with a hint of wisdom to teach children important values.
Most of the material sung in the olden days still survives to this day which is a clear testament of how women influenced generations of Kuwaitis, said the historian. (end) sal.gta