Talk:Marwa and Al Majnoun Al Faransi

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where did you get the idea that this is an Arabic story? It may have Arabic names and stuff but try looking for the tale in Arabic sites, no one has heard of it. I'd be very interestd in seeing some sources for such claims.

Besides, the story seems very inconsistent. How can he be studying in France, studying the pyramids and having anything to do with the Califate in Baghdad at the same time!!! That is rediculus. Besides, the Arabs called the French Al-Ifranj so it should have been Al-Ifranji.

Soruces please. --Maha Odeh 12:06, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction

The article says:

To him were attributed a variety of incredibly passionate romantic, sometimes erotic, Arabic poems^{[citation needed]} and songs, considered among the foremost examples of the Udhari school^{[citation needed]}.

This is a contradiction, Udhri poetry could never be erotic. Udhry poetry can not be erotic, this is the main feature of Udhri poetry. Whoever wrote this does not know what Udhri peotry is. --Maha Odeh 12:16, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Where were the fact tags removed?

Why were the fact tags removed without adding sources? Adding two authers in French at the end of the page is not very helpful as I am not disputing the whole story, just the tagged issues. This is what I want references for.

I know for sure that in Arabic literature and history there is no mention for such a story (let alone a poet); before adding the tag, I did a search in the net and the results were 0 in Arabic and only this page was referenced in English. (google search)

It may very well be a French story, I have no idea; but having it in French does not mean it's Arabic. So I hope you can put forward some references I can actually look up. Maybe in English so that everyone can. --Maha Odeh 12:51, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Marva

Salam, could it be thta the girl Marwa was the princes of merv and later people called her after her countrry??