![]() In the nineteenth century, both French and British observers commented on the unique position of the Bedouin in Egyptian society. Thus the Bedouin of Egypt’s Eastern Desert have been in contact with the peasants of the Nile Delta for many centuries. ![]() Long before the Arab armies that brought Islam to Egypt with Amr Ibn al-Aas, tribes had migrated from the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula and Greater Sham (Syria, Jordan, and Palestine) overland through Sinai, or across the Red Sea, to the mainland of Africa. Printed in Egypt Translator’s Introductionīedouin have been coming into Egypt’s Eastern Desert for as long as anyone can remember. Otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. ![]() Means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or ![]() Stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any No part of this publication may be reproduced, The Tent Mirai al-Tahawy THE TENT A Novel Translated by Anthony Calderbank The American University in Cairo Pressįirst published in Arabic in 1996 as al-Khibaa’Īll rights reserved. ![]()
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