From Afar - Taha Hussein

From a distant time and place, Taha Hussein addressed the people of his era, and his words continue to echo to this day. The book before us portrays Egyptian reality in the 1920s and 1930s, depicted by the "Dean of Arabic Literature" through a discerning lens, with its focus adjusting to capture the complete picture. The reader is then invited to study and analyze this image, leading to a distinctive intellectual vision that serves as a lesson for successive generations throughout the ages. From Paris, Belgium, and his many travels, the Dean penned his reflections, inspired by his mobility and expatriation. The cultural differences he experienced allowed him to reconsider many cultural and political matters, and to return with a deeper understanding of the relationship between science and religion, and the ability to distinguish between seriousness and frivolity.