The seven introductory essays, which are: An Introduction: Of Nations and Their Theatres Don Rubin, The Arab World: Crossing Unseen Borders Don Rubin, Arabs and Africa: Shaping a Continent Atta Annan Mensah, Arab Theatre and Language: The Continuing Debate Elsaid Badawi, Women in Arab Theatre: Finding A Voice Dina Amin, Dance: Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems Anthony Shay, Puppetry: The Shadowy Roots Henryk Jurkowski.