From a distant time and place, “Taha Hussein” directed his words to the people of his era, and their echo continues to resonate to this day. His book, which is in our hands, conveys a picture of the Egyptian reality in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century, and the “Dean of Arabic Literature” portrayed it through a conscious lens, his lenses moving away and approaching to contain the whole picture, and then he engages the reader in studying and analyzing that picture. For reading to result in an intellectual vision that distinguishes it, and serves as a lesson for successive generations throughout the ages. From Paris, Belgium, and from his many travels, the Dean used to write his thoughts that were sparked by mobility and alienation, and the different cultures he experienced allowed him to reconsider many cultural and political affairs, and to come back with a deeper perception of the relationship between science and religion, and the ability to differentiate between seriousness and humor. .
