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Availability:In StockContributor:Hussain Mohammed Al-Amily (Compiled by)Publish date:11/18/2025Pages:216
Language:EnglishPublisher:Olive Branch PressISBN-13:9781623716080ISBN-10:162371608XUPC:9781623716080Book Category:Literary Collections, Poetry, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, IslamProduct ID:SC03GVK4VP
The Book of Arabic Wisdom: Proverbs and Anecdotes
A treasure trove of over 3000 proverbs, humorous and wise anecdotes, and popular quotations--ancient and modern--from throughout the Arab and Islamic world. Squeeze the past like a sponge, smell the present like a rose, and send a kiss to the future Proverbs are universal manifestations of human wisdom, humor, customs, and myths common to all the peoples of the world. Proverbs have been Hussain...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Olive Branch PressISBN-13:9781623716080ISBN-10:162371608XUPC:9781623716080Book Category:Literary Collections, Poetry, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, IslamProduct ID:SC03GVK4VP
Born in Najaf, Iraq to a Lebanese father and an Iraqi mother, Hussain Mohammed Al-Amily spent his early years as a wandering preacher among the peoples of Iraq for whom he has great affection. He is a founding member of the Iraqi Translators' Society in Baghdad and the author of several works and numerous articles on Arabic culture.
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