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Excerpt from Askaros Kassis, the Copt: A Romance of Modern Egypt
Two things color the whole woof and web of Eastern society - the fatalism of Islam, which permeates and blends with every act of its daily life -and the isolation of the Hareem, which establishes the social position of woman.
The in?uences of both are depicted in this book. The fatalism which governs Islam, is already vaguely under stood abroad; but the position of woman in the East and her actual life there, have never been compre hended the hitherto impenetrable veil of the Hareem having shrouded its secrets.
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Two things color the whole woof and web of Eastern society - the fatalism of Islam, which permeates and blends with every act of its daily life -and the isolation of the Hareem, which establishes the social position of woman.
The in?uences of both are depicted in this book. The fatalism which governs Islam, is already vaguely under stood abroad; but the position of woman in the East and her actual life there, have never been compre hended the hitherto impenetrable veil of the Hareem having shrouded its secrets.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Edwin de Leon
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ISBN - 9780331348552
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 470
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Edwin de Leon
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Page Count - 472
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