Some of the documents that have been digitized and now are part of USEK's archive, including magazines Oriente and A Vinha. (Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) / USEK / Supplied)“Over the years, I gathered lots of documents concerning that history,” he told Arab News. As the author of several books about Brazil’s historical relationships with Lebanon and the wider Arab world, Khatlab recognizes the value of such historical documents for academic study and posterity. (AFP)“Under the Ottoman Empire, many intellectuals were not able to publish their ideas in the Arab world at the end of the 19th century,” said Khatlab. “Some of them were renowned in the Arab world, while others disappeared.

Source: Libya Today May 05, 2022 21:50 UTC