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Al-Jahiz is considered an outstanding Arab writer and scholar who wrote on wide range of topics and provided many insightful opinions on many topics to scientists and literary men .One of the important topics he dealt with was translation and ...
Abdul khaliq Esa
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An Index of Nayrūz Occurrences in Abbasid Literary Sources. [PDF]
This volume is the result of a two-years research project, focusing on an exhaustive indexing of all edited Arabic sources mentioning the Iranian festival of Nayrūz (Nawrūz) in the Abbasid age (750-1258 CE).
Bogossian, Fiona +2 more
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Islamic Medievalism and Mobility in Mathias Énard's Street of Thieves
ABSTRACT Set against the backdrop of the Arab Spring uprisings, Jihadist extremism, and the neoliberal exploitation of the Global South, Mathias Énard's 2012 novel Street of Thieves (Rue des voleurs) follows the fortunes of Lakhdar, a young man from Tangier who finds himself living as an undocumented migrant in Barcelona's notorious Carrer d’En Robador,
Louise D'Arcens
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A Comparison of Ethical Components in the Works of Tabari, Rahawi, and Razi in the Field of Medical Ethics [PDF]
Medicine, as one of the most important branches of science, developed significantly in the Abbasid era (656-132 AH). In addition to writing medical texts and treating patients, Muslim physicians also paid close attention to medical ethics, presenting the
Sedigheh Ghasempour +2 more
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“Apologética racionalista” de Abñ Qurrah en el Maymar fÌ wuÞñd al-.ªliq wa-l-dÌn al-qawÌm II/2,12-14 [PDF]
In this paper we offer the translation and study of Abñ Qurrah’s section II,2,12- 14 included in his Maymar fÌ wuÞñd al-.ªliq wa-l-dÌn al-qawÌm. Abñ Qurrah’s aim in the 2nd part of his work is to demonstrate that Christianity is the only true reli- gion.
Monferrer Sala, Juan Pedro
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Tombstones for slaves from Abbasid-era Egypt
This article studies tombstones from eighth- to tenth- century CE Egypt that are designed to mark the grave of a Muslim slave. These funerary inscriptions are unusual in that they do not marginalize the enslaved as much as do other early Islamic sources.
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Islamic civilization in Abbasid era: A study and criticism
For modern researchers, various books and texts open a gate to the knowledge about ancient consequences of civilizations. Criticism, however, not only unfolds the facts and characteristics of the text body as well as examining the capability of the compiler or translator, it also recognizes different domains from intellectual facilities to the type of ...
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“Our blood is becoming white”: Race, religion, and Siddi becoming in Hyderabad, India
Abstract “Our blood is becoming white.” This was a constant lament I heard from siddis in contemporary Hyderabad, India—third‐ and fourth‐generation descendants of East African slaves and soldiers recruited by the local ruler or Nizam in the 1860s to form the African Cavalry Guard in his army.
Gayatri Reddy
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Cooling devices in the Abbasid era (Badhang as a model)
The badhang is considered one of the refrigeration devices, which are of Persian origin, and appeared in the Arab Islamic countries during the Abbasid era. In addition, this device had a tangible advantage on the environmental level, as it added a civilized architectural imprint that was characterized by accuracy and good taste, as it aimed to ...
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Composition and affinities of glass from the Ma'agan Mikhael B shipwreck, Israel
Abstract Material recovered from the Ma'agan Mikhael B shipwreck, off the coast of northern Israel, includes a significant assemblage of glass, which appears to represent waste workshop material (cullet) collected for recycling. Twenty‐three samples were selected for analysis for major and minor elements using SEM‐EDS, to provide insight into the ...
Agnese Benzonelli +3 more
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