Ahmad ibn Tulun. Governor of Abbasid Egypt, 868-884, Hardback - Matthew S. Gordon

Introduces one of the most important figures in the early history of Islamic Egypt

In this pioneering biography, Christopher Melchert examines the forefather of the fourth of the four principal Sunni schools of jurisprudence, the ...

In this insightful and well-constructed biography, Khaled Fahmy assesses the life of Kavalal? Mehmed Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt.

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Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): Ahmad Ibn TaymiyyaTranslator: Ezzeddin IbrahimNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2003Dimensions: ...

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This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as 'The House of Wisdom' ('Bayt al-Hikma'), exploring how this important institution...

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Miriam Ferguson was a quiet, private person who preferred to stay home in her big house in Temple, Texas, and take care of her husband, raise her t...

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A spellbinding debut set in Pakistan during the anarchic late '60s - a multi-layered tale of family, identity and the politics of power in a caste-...

The Secret Prison Governor has spent decades surrounded by every type of prisoner known to man, from petty thieves and common drug dealers to crime...

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