R. Q. Rashed

Beyond the Paradigm: Nabaṭī Poetry of Hail and the Creation of Vernacular Identity in North-Central Arabia

This study re-evaluates the cultural landscape of Hail Province in Saudi Arabia by positioning Nabaṭī poetry not as a peripheral vernacular but as a primary conduit of regional identity. While academic discourse has historically privileged fus’há (Classical Arabic), this research challenges that hierarchy, assertin...