10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JERBA»
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Jerba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Jerba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571
No sooner had the expedition made landings in the area of Tripoli than Dragut
Reis moved from Jerba into Tripoli, reinforcing its garrison with the fifteen
hundred Turks he had had with him. Very likely one of the major reasons for
attacking ...
Kenneth Meyer Setton, 1984
2
The Rough Guide to Tunisia
Homer, The Odyssey (Book K) Jerba, like Gozo and Menorca, claims to be the
legendary land of the Lotus-Eaters and - low-lying, semi-desert island that it is - it
makes good territory for such myth and fantasy. The coast consists largely of ...
Daniel Jacobs, Peter Morris, 2001
3
The Jewish Alchemists: A History and Source Book
THE TUNISIAN island of Jerba (Djerba), despite its isolation from the North
African mainland, was the home of a centuries-old Jewish community, which
survived persecutions under the Almohads in the twelfth century, under the
Spaniards in ...
4
Between Memory and History
For example, during the Kippur service, which opens with the KolNidre, the most
solemn prayer of the year, the Jews of Jerba add a prayer containing the names
of the great and learned rabbis of the Jewish tradition, followed by the complete ...
Marie-Noëlle Bourguet, Lucette Valensi, Nathan Wachtel, 1990
5
Jewish Communities in Exotic Places
Jerba is a small island lying just off the southeast coast of Tunisia, in the gulf of
Gabes. Its population is estimated at 70,000. Jerba was immortalized in Homer's
epic poem “The Odyssey.” Jerba was said to be the land of the lotuseaters that ...
6
The Dearest Quest: A Biography of Ibn Tumart
AH 717/CE 1317) says that “the Imam Mahdi” Ibn Tumart stayed at a mosque
when he passed through Tripoli.103 It is likely that Ibn Tumart visited the island of
Jerba. Al-Tijani says that Ibn Tumart spent a few days at a mosque in the island of
...
7
Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of ...
They are a minority group in Tunisia (1 to 2 per cent of the country's population)
but relatively well represented on Jerba. In Tunisian Arabic, Berber is called jerbi
(i.e., “Jerbian”). Jerba also has a black community, who are descendants of ...
8
Maps of Women's Goings and Stayings
“This last trip when I was in Jerba,”she says,“you know Jerba's also got a very
was one of my pilgrimage places.Like Bukhara,like Cochin.Where the Jews had
come from because we have so much contact here you know we were buyi—,”
she's ...
9
A history of the Jews in North Africa: From the Ottoman ...
century there are some by rabbis of Jerba. The earliest of these was Isaac
Haddad (died in the middle of the century), the author of short commentaries on
Talmudic tractates under the title of Toledot Yifhaq (Leghorn 1761); a
commentary ...
H. Z(J. W.) Hirschberg, Eliezer Bashan, Robert Attal, 1981
10
Turkey and Greece: The Aegean Disputes : a Unique Case in ...
The Court concluded that the presence of the island of Jerba and of the
Kerkennah Islands “is a circumstance which clearly calls for consideration” and
further that “the Court cannot accept the exclusion in principle of the island of
Jerba and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JERBA»
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Jerba is used in the context of the following news items.
The Coming Revolution in North Africa - the Struggle for Climate …
... small farmers in the Nile Delta, the fisherfolk of Jerba, the inhabitants of In Salah in Algeria, the millions living in informal settlements in Cairo, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Tunisia attack: Revulsion over terror murder of tourists
Other destinations popular with visitors are the Muslim and Jewish quarters of Jerba, and the coastal resorts outside of Monastir. As for the hotel ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
New Texts Out Now: Hamza Hamouchene and Mika Minio-Paluello …
... Nile Delta, the fisherfolk of Jerba, the inhabitants of In Salah in Algeria, the millions living in informal settlements in Cairo, Tunis, and Algiers. «Jadaliyya, Jun 15»
A musical legacy
The 'mezoued', a folk bagpipe, is a kind of a backbone for Tunisia's folk music and is found particularly around Jerba Island in country's south. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jun 15»
72 detained for attempting to cross into Libya
... workers fled to the Ras Jadir crossing in Tunisia on Monday night to await a plane to bring them from Jerba airport to Cairo, MENA reported. «Ahram Online, May 15»
French President Hollande meets with Yemeni President
President Francois Hollande also met with former head of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmed Al-Jerba and exchanged cordial talks and ... «Khaleej Times, May 15»
Jerba Campervans expands facility as orders increase
Jerba Campervans of North Berwick, on the coast road towards Edinburgh, Scotland, has recently finished work on a new, environmentally ... «Out And About Live - Motorhome News, Apr 15»
Tunisia: Flaws in Revised Counterterrorism Bill
It was the first such mass attack on civilians in Tunisia since gunmen killed 19 people in the Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Jerba on April ... «Human Rights Watch, Apr 15»
Tunisia: Deadly Attack on Museum-goers
... was the first mass attack on civilians in Tunisia since gunmen killed people in the Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Jerba on April 11, 2002. «Human Rights Watch, Mar 15»
Meet Saadia Mosbah, A Woman Whose Courageous Fight Against …
She also explained how slavery, officially abolished in 1846, actually continued in the South until 1890. “And until today in Jerba,” she added. «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
