{"product_id":"a-photographer-on-the-hajj-farid-kioumgi-9789774162909","title":"A Photographer on the Hajj: The Travels of Muhammad 'Ali Effendi Sa'udi (1904\/1908)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the earliest visual records of the Hajj and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe diaries of Muhammad 'Ali Effendi Sa'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSa'udi twice accompanied the Amir al-Hajj, Ibrahim Rif'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors have compressed the diaries into a highly readable narrative with selected quotations, lavishly illustrated with Sa'udi's remarkable photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Farid Kioumgi,Robert Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9774162900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789774162909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American University in Cairo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 10.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 50","brand":"Farid Kioumgi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453264081151,"sku":"9789774162909","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0eb7545f-2b30-462e-b48b-6f1434faddcd.jpg?v=1777299182","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-photographer-on-the-hajj-farid-kioumgi-9789774162909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}