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The Amazigh roots of St Exupery's 'Le Petit Prince'

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The Amazigh roots of St Exupery's 'Le Petit Prince'

A fennec fox, the sand and stars, a baobab tree and a lad whose scarf unwinds to the length of a tagelmust, the face-covering turban worn by the nomads in the Sahara, are just some of the images that readers hold dear after finishing The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The reach of the beloved children’s classic—about a pilot who crash-lands in the world’s largest sand desert and meets a small boy from a far-off asteroid—is as vast as the Sahara itself. This year the story was translated for the 300th time since it was first published in French as Le Petit...

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In Morocco’s election last week, the major Islamist party won again. Here’s what that means.

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In Morocco’s election last week, the major Islamist party won again. Here’s what that means.

Adria Lawrence speaks about about the recent elections in Morocco on this week’s Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) podcast with Marc Lynch, “The outcome isn’t really surprising, though very few people expected a big surprise. The PJD [Party of Justice and Development, a moderate Islamist-oriented party]  took more seats than its rival.” Adria Lawrence is Associate Professor of Political Science and a research fellow at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. Her research reflects her expertise in the politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Listen to the full conversation above.

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What is the Rihla travel literature?

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What is the Rihla travel literature?

Accounts of travel from the Maghreb to the rest of the world have given birth to a particular literary genre known as rihla. Over the centuries Maghribi scholars traveled to the Mashriq for religious purposes, namely to accompish pilgrimage (rihla hijaziya). Others recorded their travel experience to European countries when they were part of official embassies (rihla sifariya). In both cases the writers of these travel accounts wanted to share their experience with their countrymen and underline how much their culture was different. Today scholars from different disciplines resort to these travel accounts which are a mine of information that...

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We accept  Apple Pay !

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We accept  Apple Pay !

Ordering your books has never been easier and more secure.  Ketabook customers can now pay with a simple touch gesture, from our online store using Safari on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. When you pay for your order using Apple Pay, you won't need to manually enter your credit card information or shipping address. You will simply tap the Apple Pay button and scan your fingerprint, and Apple Pay will securely and privately provide that information to our payment gateway. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or inquiries.

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Arabic Romanization Table for Librarians

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All our book titles follow the ALA's Romanization guidelines and standards.  Here is a link for the ALA-LC Romanization Table for Arabic (approved by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association). 

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