Modernity and the Middle East

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Statue of Al-Tahtawi at Sohag University, Egypt
Statue of Al-Tahtawi at Sohag University, Egypt

Read before class:

  • Al Wahhab, The History and Doctrines of the Wahhabis (Norton Islam 250-56)
  • Ottoman Imperial Proclamation “The French Revolution Refuted” (CP 127)
  • Al-Jabarti, Chronicles (Norton Islam 518-26)
  • Al-Tahtawi, The Extraction of Gold or an Overview of Paris, The Honest Guide for Girls and Boys (CP 128-134)
  • The Gülhane Decree (CP 135-138)