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		<title>An Imam in Paris: Al-Tahtawi’s Visit to France (1826–1831) by Rifa’a Rafi’ al-Tahtawi, Translated by Daniel L. Newman</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Bertelsen</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>La Tour d&#8217;argent poinct ne leurre*, or, Pressed Duck, Blood and Guts and All</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia Bertelsen</dc:creator>
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