Rifā‘a Rāfi‘ al-Tahtāwī (Arab discovery of European sociability) [ Travel / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]
… to cheer up the French troops. 6 . Speaking of squares, al-Tahtāwī records that in Paris there were several great open spaces which the French called mawādi‘ (places, i.e. squares), ʻwhich are similar to al-Rumayla square in Cairo, though …
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