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Browsing Near Eastern Studies by Issue Date
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Ghali Diary Notebook 2 (13 April 1965 to 11 October 1965)
(1965)For the duration of this diary notebook, running from 13 April 1965 to 11 October 1965, Waguih Ghali continues to reside in Rheydt, West Germany. He regularly complains in these pages about his life in Rhyedt and contemplates ... -
Ghali Diary Notebook 3 (13 October 1965 - 8 September 1966)
(1965)This file contains the third volume of Waguih Ghali’s diary begun in Rheydt, West Germany, on 13 October 1965. Ghali describes suffering from severe depression in the closing months of 1965, and contemplates suicide. He ... -
Letter 29 from Waguih Ghali to Diana Athill on May 4, 1965
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Letter 30 from Waguih Ghali to Diana Athill on June 28, 1965
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Letter 31 from Waguih Ghali to Diana Athill on July 12, 1965
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Letter 32 from Waguih Ghali to Diana Athill on July 13, 1965
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Ghali Diary Notebook 4 (26 September 1966 to 25 April 1967)
(1966)This file contains the fourth diary notebook, composed while Waguih Ghali was living in London as a guest in the home of Diana Athill between 26 September 1966 to 25 April 1967. Ghali starts this diary during a trip to ... -
Ghali Diary Notebook 5 (11 May 1967 - 3 January 1968)
(1967)This file contains Waguih Ghali’s fifth dairy notebook. It was composed while he resided in London between 11 May 1967 and 3 January 1968. Ghali’s attentions turn toward Middle East politics following the Arab-Israeli war ... -
Ghali Diary Notebook 6 (29 January 1968 - 26 December 1968)
(1968)This file contains the sixth and final diary notebook composed by Waguih Ghali, beginning on 29 January 1968. The transcript of his BBC radio broadcast about his visit to Israel is published in The Listener in January 1968. ... -
Khidr: The History of an Ubiquitous Master
(1996)An essay on the history of the character (Khidr) who appears in ch. 18 of the Qur'an -
Why I Am (Not) An Africanst
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Digitization as the Agent of Technological Revolution in Storage of and Access to Information
(Middle East Studies Asscoiation, 2000-01) -
Seeking Refuge from Evil: The Power and Portent of the Closing Chapters of the Qur’an
(Edinburgh University Press, 2002)Chapters 113 and 114 of the Quran are frequently described as a pair. This article reviews the ways in which they are similar and proposew ways in which they are different. -
Travel in the Medieval Islamic World: The Importance of Patronage as Illustrated by ‘Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (and other littérateurs)
(2004)Discussion of travel in the Middle Ages has typically focused on pilgrimage, travel in search of knowledge, or adventure. This article draws attention to patronage as an important, understudied, motivator of travel. It ...
