L’oro di Parigi
Rifa’a
Rafi’ Al-Tahtawi
The book is the account of the author’s trip to Paris; he
describes the institutions, the customs, the organization of
life in France, dealing with topics such as democracy,
science and culture.
La scoperta dei tesori d’Europa
Ahmad Faris Al-Shidyaq
The book is the account of the author’s trip to England,
France and some Italian cities.
It deals with the local traditions, the beautifulness of the
places and with social injustice deriving from the
industrial revolution.
Alam Al-Din
O
della scoperta dell’Europa
The book describes Egyptian and European civilizations: the
two protagonists, a young Egyptian student from Al-Azhar and
an English traveller, explain their countries each other.
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