阿拉伯戏剧产生于十九世纪下半叶。在此之前,阿拉伯国家曾有过一些戏剧的萌芽。古埃及祭司们举行的宗教仪式可说是一种戏剧表演,而且是早于古希腊罗马人的戏剧,如伊齐斯寻找丈夫奥吉利斯的故事,伊齐斯求阿蒙神拯救其被蝎子螫死的儿子荷利斯的故事等。摩洛哥柏柏尔人的戏剧早于罗马戏剧;苏美尔人、巴比伦人有自己的宗教性的戏剧表演;利比亚、叙利亚等地有古罗马式的巨大露天剧场遗址,证明在该地区也曾有过戏 Arab drama was produced in the second half of the nineteenth century. Prior to this, Arab countries had had some drama buds. Religious rituals held by ancient Egyptian priests can be said to be a kind of drama, but also earlier than the ancient Greco-Roman drama, such as Yizis looking for her husband Ogilvizi’s story, Yizisi Amon God to save their being scorpion The story of a dead son, Hollis. Moroccan Berbers played earlier than Roman plays; Sumerians and Babylonians had their own religious drama; and ancient Roman roman amphitheater sites such as Libya and Syria proved that there were also Play too