This week’s Creative / Seminary topic is One Thousand and One Nights or Alf laylah wa laylah. The power of storytelling, Shahrazad’s wit and Hanan al-Shaykh.

Scheherazade and The Sultan by Sani ol molk (1849-1856)

Here’s a rough outline for you: 1001 Nights is a set of framed stories told by Shahrazad, a y…