Tree of pearls, queen of Egypt /

Shajar al-Durr, known as Tree of Pearls, was one of the most famous Arab queens and the only woman in the medieval Arab world to rule in her own name. Her story is one element of a much larger story of the unsettled political climate of thirteenth century Egypt. In this eponymous novel, the author c...

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Main Author: Zaydān, Jirjī, 1861-1914
Other Authors: Selim, Samah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Arabic
Published: Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2012.
Series:Middle East literature in translation.
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