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The Journey of the Holy Man Abou Naddara Zarqa from Cairo the Victorious to Paris the Glorious
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A Conversation between Abou Khalil and Abou Naddara Zarqa at Café Riche, Boulevard des Italiens, on the Night of the 14th of July 1878, Paris[ . . . ] Abou Khalil:Good Lord, I’ve missed your banter…

Contributor:

James Sanua

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

1878

Subjects:

Scholarship, Travel, Mizrahi, Community, Arabic

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts
Divre ha-yamim le-malkhe Tsarefat u-vet Otoman ha-Togar (Chronicle of the Kings of France and the Ottoman Empire)
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There was a man in Castile called Americo. He had a large ship, in which he placed a great number of supplies, as much as his soul desired, and he also resolved in his heart to amass as much booty as…

Contributor:

Joseph ha-Kohen

Places:

Sabbioneta, Venice (Sabbioneta, Italy)

Date:

1554

Subjects:

Travel, Slavery, Colonialism, Violence

Categories:

History, Historical Writing