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Everyone interested in Arabic literature, poetry, and prose must familiarise themselves with the history of the Arabian Peninsula, its events,…

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There is an old proverb: “May you live in interesting times.” The Middle East, particularly the Levant, seems to experience nothing but interesting…

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