Arabian Nights

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1. A famous collection of Persian, Indian, and Arabian folktales. Supposedly, the legendary Scheherazade told these stories to her husband the sultan, a different tale every night for 1,001 days; therefore, the collection is sometimes called The Thousand and One Nights. The Arabian Nights includes the stories of familiar characters such as Aladdin and Ali Baba.

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Arabian Nights

The presiding judge called the argument “a tale that surpasses those of the Arabian Nights, lacking credibility,” according to Bernama, Malaysia’s state media outlet, which said the charges involved some $570 million of misappropriated assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

That's something that one of the actors in Arabian Nights, Saikat Ahamed, agrees with.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023

One story that started that way was “1001 Nights,” which is my retelling of the Persian classic from Arabian Nights.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2021

He’s saved a few fancy outfits and fezzes that Guy used to wear during solo and band jobs at restaurants such as Haji Baba’s in Inglewood and Arabian Nights in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2021

To Tristran, then, they seemed as distant and unknowable as the world of the Arabian Nights.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman