A Photographer on the Hajj: The Travels of Muhammad ‘Ali

A Photographer on the Hajj: The Travels of Muhammad ‘Ali Effendi Sa‘udi (1904/1908)
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The diaries of Muhammad â€˜Ali Effendi Saâ€˜udi, a civil servant and accomplished photographer, offer a rare glimpse of the Hajj through Egyptian eyes at the beginning of the twentieth century when the Ottoman Empire was on the wane and the advance of the Hijaz railway threatened to upset vested interests in the old pattern of pilgrimage.
Saâ€˜udi twice accompanied the Amir al-Hajj, Ibrahim Rifâ€˜at Pasha, attached to the official Egyptian caravan. His story of these journeys combines the thoughts of a devout Muslim with fine detail on the hardships and health hazards facing pilgrims, the high-level intrigues, and the ever-present dangers of taking photographs.
The authors have compressed the diaries into a highly readable narrative with selected quotations, lavishly illustrated with Saâ€˜udiâ€™s remarkable photographs.
Country USA
Brand Bloomsbury
Manufacturer The American University in Cairo Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 60 b/w photographs
ReleaseDate 2009-11-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789774162909

Country	USA
Brand	Bloomsbury
Manufacturer	The American University in Cairo Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	60 b/w photographs
ReleaseDate	2009-11-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789774162909

A Photographer on the Hajj: The Travels of Muhammad ‘Ali Effendi Sa‘udi (1904/1908)