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- From: RICKS@VILLVM.BITNET (Tom)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.history
- Subject: Re: Islamic (Arab) resources
- Message-ID: <HISTORY%92121811085926@RUTVM1.RUTGERS.EDU>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 16:06:38 GMT
- Sender: History <HISTORY@PSUVM.BITNET>
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- In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:43:44 EDT from <CELLIS@BROCKVMA>
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- Carl: Primary sources in Arabic are still unfortunately in Arabic. Some transla
- tion work is now being done, however. Let me give you the name and fax number o
- f a person who was intimately involved as a historical geographer in a conferen
- ce March 1992 that took place in Jerusalem concerning the Battle of Hattin and
- the Crusades:
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- Dr. Kamal Abdulfattah
- Department of History/Program in Geography
- Birzeit University
- Birzeit, Occupied West Bank via Israel
- 011-972-2-956229 (fax after 1:00 PM EST)
-
- Kamal knows as much as anyone about the Arab view of the Crusades and the stand
- ard Arabic chronicles for the period. Good luck, Tom
-