Rifā‘a Rāfi‘ al-Tahtāwī (Arab discovery of European sociability) [ Travel / Translation, Dissemination & Reception ]
… some of its models to Arab society, such as Takhlīs al-ibrīz fī talkhīs Bārīz ( The Purification of Gold Regarding Paris in Brief ) by the Egyptian Rifā‘a Rāfi‘ al-Tahtāwī. His book is considered as one of the earliest records of the … sociability. A number of travel reports, such as Takhlīs al-ibrīz fī talkhīs Bārīz ( The Purification of Gold Regarding Paris in Brief ) by Rifā‘a Rāfi‘ al-Tahtāwī (1801-1873), contributed to the introduction of some of its models to Arab … great Egyptian mission to Europe. al-Tahtāwī accompanied, as spiritual guide, a group of forty-four students sent to Paris to learn the French language, military techniques and other relevant subjects. He remained in Paris for five years …
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