Of noble origins

Saḥar Khalīfah

Original title: Aṣl wa-faṣl

earliest edition we have, 2009 American University in Cairo Press, 2012 274 pages

Modern Arabic literature

"The Qahtans are a Palestinian family that claims to have originated in the Arabian Peninsula, descended from the family of the Prophet Muhammad. This connection has given its members a certain ascendancy in their society, and has influenced their cultural and political choices. The true test occurs when the Qahtans, like other Palestinians, confront two enemies after the First World War: the British Mandate and the...

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Of noble origins edition · 2012 · American University in Cairo Press · 274 pages · 9789774165429
Aṣl wa-faṣl edition · 2009 · Dār al-Ādāb · 456 pages · 9789953890876

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