Rifā‘a Rāfi‘ al-Tahtāwī (Arab discovery of European sociability) [ Travel / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]
… he pleases and as he is allowed by custom.ʼ (al-Tahtawi, An Imam in Paris , 225) During his stay, another sort of French manners captured al-Tahtāwī’s attention, i.e. recreation and types of entertainment, many of which were unknown in Arab …
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