Ibn Daniyal

Question 1

Ibn Daniyal

Answer 1

13th century Iraq- Egyptian poet who became the pre-eminate poet and shadow pupet playwright of his day. Ibn Daniyal’s plays are the earliest extant examples we have of Arabic playwrighting.

Question 2

Mamluk

Answer 2

Originally slaves, the Mamluk people in Egypt band together to lead a coup against the Ayyubid dynasty. The Mamluk’s governed Egypt, Syria and the Hijaz for 2 centuries.

Question 3

Ra-isy (Rah ese)

Answer 3

The head puppeteer in Egyptian shadow puppetry