The Arabian Nights, translated by Husain Haddawy, consist of entertaining tales within a story that has allowed the accumulation of knapweeds. Some tales view women as possessions, letting them use their sexual femininity to subjugate men in order to obtain means of survival. The story goes on to explain how men and women had forbidden sexual relations with concubines, slaves and lovers. Some religions and cultures accept infidelity and fornication as part of their normal sexual practices. However, in The Arabian Nights, sexual practices are accompanied by severe punishments that generate havoc and disfigurement on humans, impacting their lives and relationships. Today, some Middle Eastern countries have passed laws. “criminalizing adultery which [has] resulted in penalties ranging from fines to flogging, hanging, and death by stoning” (Deen 2014). From the beginning of The Arabian Nights, women are depicted as disloyal adulterers who heavily practice premarital sex. In "The Story of Kings Shahrayer and Shahrazad, His Vizier's Daughter", talks about two kings who were brothers. The elder brother's name was Shahrayer and Shahzaman was the younger brother's name. Before King Shahzaman left to visit his brother King Shahrayer, he wanted to say goodbye to his wife. Entering the kitchen, he found his wife copulating with a young servant. In rage, he plunged a sword into his wife and the servant and threw them from the roof of the palace, declaring: "I am still here and this is what she did while I was barely outside of the city. How will this happen and what will happen behind my back when I visit my brother in India? No woman can be trusted” (Haddawy 5). Because Shahzaman's image and self-confidence as a king were destroyed... middle of paper... sister beheaded. Fearing for his life, he fled the country. On his return, the young man is wrongly accused of having stolen the necklace from the decapitated woman. He was beaten and his right hand amputated for theft. Later, the young man was informed that his lover had committed suicide due to his guilt. The Arabian Nights shares folk tales about the violence and consequences that arise from adultery and deviant sexual behavior. The tales give readers a sense of how multicultural traditions existed and survived. The corruption that exists across religions and beliefs is why such behaviors are still practiced today. Hussein Haddwy. Ed. Muhsin Mahdi. New York: WW Norton & Co., 1990. E Book. Deen, Thalif. "Adultery laws unfairly target women, UN says." 9, 2014. Document from the Inter Press Service. April 10 2014