Rifā‘a Rāfi‘ al-Tahtāwī (Arab discovery of European sociability) [ Travel / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]
… instead of morally depraved. By the same token, it never departs from the rules of decency, whereas in Egypt the dance is one of the specialities of women since it arouses desires. Conversely, in Paris, it is a special kind of jump, … 5 For al-Tahtāwī, the greatest spectacle in Paris was the one called al-ūbbira (the opera), in which the best musicians, dancers and singers performed together. He described the architecture of these theatres as magnificent houses surmounted … of European thought were translated, either by him or under his supervision, 11 as he had learned French under the guidance of Edmé-Fran ç ois Jomard (1777-1862), a veteran of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign, and the famous …
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