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Arabic Literature and Antiquarian Bookshops: A Conversation with Richard van Leeuwen
By Alex Crayon

August 10, 2020 Alex Crayon
Richard van Leeuwen is a senior lecturer in Islamic studies at the University of Amsterdam. This year, he won the 2020 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the Arabic Culture in Other La…

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