Word: arab
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Semitic Seminary. Ibn Khaldun, the Prince of Arab historians. Mr. John Orne. 7 Lowell street...
Semitic Seminary. Ibn Khaldun, the Prince of Arab historians. Mr. John Orne. 7 Lowell street...
...Koran, nevertheless, has a firm hold on millions of souls. Islam. although politically dead, is religiously alive. From Gibraltar to China, the religion of Mohammed is that of the masses. It spreads rapidly in Africa, not through the preaching of isolated missionaries, but by the influence of the Arab colonies scattered throughout the continent...
...vast sandy deserts, which are inhabited by the roving Bedouin tribes. The Bedouins love the wild, untrammelled freedom of desert life, and despise the dwellers in the cities. Hence it is not surprising that only two cities, Mecca and Medina, exist within their borders. The three characteristics of the Arab race are, tribal isolation, love of poetry, and utter lack of religion. Union of the scattered tribes was impossible, and the people remained dormant for centuries, on account of the lack of combined effort. War was the business life and poetry the only unwarlike enjoyment, and, in fact, almost...
Semitic Seminary. Reader, Mr. John Orne. Subject, "Arab Art in Egypt." 7 Lowell street...