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Read more about the article The Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca of Ibn Battuta

The Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca of Ibn Battuta

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 27, 2020
  • Post category:Africa/Arabian Peninsula/Asia/Europe and the Americas/Far East and Oceania
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Because of Covid, the 2020/1441 Hajj will not be celebrated, for this reason, we relive that of the greatest traveler ever: Ibn Battuta Duty premise: what you are about to…

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Read more about the article The ihram, the “sacralization” of the pilgrimage

The ihram, the “sacralization” of the pilgrimage

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 27, 2020
  • Post category:Africa/Asia/Europe and the Americas/Far East and Oceania
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Before talking to you about the Hajj, it is necessary to talk about the ihram, the state of sacralization that precedes it The words of Ibn Battuta Departing from Medina…

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Read more about the article Mecca, the city of God

Mecca, the city of God

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 27, 2020
  • Post category:Arabian Peninsula/Asia
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Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, the Hajj destination every year, the pilgrimage, 5th pillar of faith and task for the life of the believer The words of Ibn Battuta…

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Read more about the article Medina, the city of Islam

Medina, the city of Islam

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 27, 2020
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Medina is the city where Islam changed from theory to practice, forever transforming the whole world The words of Ibn Battuta On the evening of that same day, we entered…

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Read more about the article L’arte di tradurre: intervista a Barbara Benini

L’arte di tradurre: intervista a Barbara Benini

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 26, 2020
  • Post category:Africa/Asia/Mashreq
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Dopo avervi portato libri come "Utopia", "Cani sciolti" e "La vedova scrive lettere in segreto", è tempo di farvi conoscere la grande traduttrice Barbara Benini; un'intervista che vi permetterà di…

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Read more about the article “The widow secretly writes letters” by Tareq Imam

“The widow secretly writes letters” by Tareq Imam

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 20, 2020
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An Egyptian widow, now at the end of her life, chooses to spend the last days of her life in her native land, where she will discover a new side…

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Read more about the article “Utopia” by Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq

“Utopia” by Ahmed Khaled Tawfiq

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 20, 2020
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"Utopia" will take you to an Egypt where the rich are isolated from the poor and have fun in macabre manhunts; Will humanity emerge or will it also fall prey…

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Read more about the article “Beirut 75” by Ghada Samman

“Beirut 75” by Ghada Samman

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 20, 2020
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A book that bewitches by style and rhythm, taking us by taxi to Beirut to discover the "hellish" life that was lived there in 1974, just one year before the…

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Read more about the article “Ibn Khaldun and the Muqaddimah” by Massimo Campanini

“Ibn Khaldun and the Muqaddimah” by Massimo Campanini

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 20, 2020
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A great introduction to Ibn Khaldun, one of the greatest historians and sociologists in all Islamic history Royal authority and dynastic power are achieved only through the group and the…

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Read more about the article “The white castle” by Orhan Pamuk

“The white castle” by Orhan Pamuk

  • Post author:Khalid Valisi
  • Post published:July 20, 2020
  • Post category:Europe and the Americas/Turkish world
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"The white castle" will transport us to Istanbul in the mid-17th century, telling the story of a Turkish master and an Italian servant, so equal as to merge into one…

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