Language:
English
Year of publication:
1987
Titel der Quelle:
The Jews of Egypt
Angaben zur Quelle:
(1987) 130-140
Keywords:
Faraj, Murad
;
Jews History 1800-2000
;
Karaites
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Jewish literature
;
Jewish literature Arab influences
Abstract:
Murad Faraj (1866–1956), was an Egyptian Karaite author and theologian. Born in Cairo and trained as a lawyer, Faraj was a government official during the reign of the khedive ʿAbbās Ḥilmī (1892–1914). He took a keen interest in the problems of the Egyptian Jewish community and was particularly active among the Karaites, whom he served for a time as dayyan. After resigning this post, he practiced law until 1932, when he turned exclusively to literary pursuits, writing in Hebrew and in Arabic.
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