Marbles in the Middle East

Marble Playing as an Expression of Traditional Kuwaiti Life

February 23, 2024 by Guest Author

Author: Professor Dr. Caroline Janssen[1] Prologue: Jo & Larry Garrett In our story “Funny Money: Playing Marbles on Notes and Coins” (https://thesecretlifeofmarbles.com/funny-money-playing-marbles-on-notes-coins/), we write that while living and traveling in the Middle East (between 1985 – 2001), we never saw adults or … [Read more...] about Marble Playing as an Expression of Traditional Kuwaiti Life

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