An Insight

At the end of the 19th century, a Palestinian Arab notable published an ad in several Arab newspapers, asking for help to collect the works of a pre-Islamic poet. Not a single Arab scholar replied, but several European scholars of Arabic literature did. https://t.co/wkv7xlEZne pic.twitter.com/LjHL6zp2ce

— Philippe Lemoine (@phl43) June 2, 2024