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Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Almusallam

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Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Almusallam
Almusallam at Sharjah Institute for Heritage
NationalityEmirati
OccupationChairman of Sharjah Institute for Heritage
Known forSharjah Institute for Heritage
Websitehttp://www.sih.gov.ae

Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Almusallam (Arabic: عبد العزيز عبد الرحمن المسلم) is an Emirati novelist and writer. He is the chairman of Sharjah Institute for Heritage.[1]

Almusallam has worked to promote the Emirati culture and heritage. The National newspaper described Almusallam as the "fairy tale man"[2] and praised his involvement in the heritage week by going to schools and telling Emirati traditional folktales and "jinn tales".[2] He authored the book "Encyclopedia of superstitious creatures in the Emirati heritage", which details mythical creatures of Emirati popular culture.

References

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  1. ^ "About the Institute". sih.gov.ae.
  2. ^ a b "A tale of the 'invisible' traditions of the Emirates". thenational.ae.