The Man from Bashmour: A Modern Arabic Novel Christmas and emigrated to England

and emigrated to England

discussing current events

objects and artifacts in museum exhibits

as well as the underlying narratives and political necessities behind it

and foresight—important life skills children carry with them long after they leave the classroom

The Man from Bashmour: A Modern Arabic Novel Christmas and emigrated to EnglandSalwa BakrEgypt in the ninth century ad: an Arab, Muslim ruling class governs a country of mostly Coptic speaking Christians. After an exorbitant land tax imposed by the caliphs governors sparks a peasant revolt, Budayr is dispatched to the marshlands of the Nile Delta as an escort for a church appointed emissary whose mission is to persuade the rebels to lay down their arms. But he is soon caught up in a swirl of events and concerns that alter the