Letter to His Father, Joseph
You certainly wish to know the news from the Maghreb; the ears of all who hear about it will tingle (Jeremiah 19:4). People, distinguished persons as well as common people have arrived, among them Jews, who were present at the battlefield. They reported that ‘Abd al-Mu’min the Sūsī [from the Sūs region in Western Morocco] attacked the Amir Tāšfīn…
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Order of Tannaim and Amoraim
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The Tale of Alexandria and Cairo
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