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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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Growing a Middle East & North African collection for your library?

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Growing a Middle East & North African collection for your library?

Until October 15th, 2014, we are offering 20% OFF YEARLY APPROVAL PLANS AND 30% OFF MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS As the first e-bookstore of the Maghreb, we are proud to provide Limited-edition books from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia FREE collection building advisory service Custom approval plans / blanket orders with a low return rate Special Orders for hard to find items Faster + more affordable process than the LOC's MECAP Please contact our head bibliographer directly at mohamed@ketabook.com to learn more and get you started!

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25% OFF any purchases over $200 !

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25% OFF any purchases over $200 !

Being back on campus is lots of fun but not always easy on the wallet.  We want to help. They're not yet free, but books at Ketabook are now 25% cheaper if you order before October 15th.  Use discount code ACADEMIA14 at checkout and see the price magically drop by a quarter.

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We're a recognized book supplier by Japan's National Library!

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We're a recognized book supplier by Japan's National Library!

We're proud to be listed in Japan's National Diet Library's database (Japan's National Library) 国立国会図書館 (National Diet Library)

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