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An Imam in Paris: Account of a Stay in France by an Egyptian Cleric (1826-1831)

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An Imam in Paris: Account of a Stay in France by an Egyptian Cleric (1826-1831) - Al-Tahtawi, Rifa'a, and Newman, Daniel L. (Translated by)
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In the 1820s, Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi, a young Muslim cleric, was a leading member of the first Egyptian educational mission to Paris, and meticulously chronicled his experiences with European culture over a period of five years. His seminal book Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz is one of the earliest and most influential records of the Muslim encounter with Enlightenment-era European thought, introducing ideas of modernity to his native land. In addition to its historical and literary value, al-Tahtawi's penetrating ...

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An Imam in Paris: Account of a Stay in France by an Egyptian Cleric (1826-1831) 2011, Saqi Books, London

ISBN-13: 9780863564079

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