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Middle East drama titles are dominated by Arabic, and mainly Egyptian, traditions. The older forms of expression, which included oral narrative, musical clowning, and shadow puppets declined over time as Western-influence asserted itself. Islam has played the key role in the development of culture in the region. Early in the twentieth century Arab theatre was largely the Lebanese and Egyptian theatre scene, which can be dated from the middle of the nineteenth century when several plays by Molière were translated into Arabic. Theatre was also used as a means of transmitting a nationalist message, and around the First World War there was a preference for escapist historical plays that focussed on past glories, such as “Saladin” and the “Kingdom of Jerusalem” by Farag Anton.