An awardwinning novelists vibrant portrayal of the struggle to create a more unified society in medieval Egypt and how this has shaped Egypt today.Brimming with intrigue, adventure, and romance, AlQatai Ibn Tuluns City Without Walls tells the epic story of visionary Egyptian leader Ahmad Ibn Tulun who built AlQatai (now Cairo) into a thriving multicultural empire.The novel begins with the rediscovery of the Ibn Tulun Mosque in 1918 and recounts Ibn Tuluns life and legacy in the ninth and tenth centuries. Bassiouney presents Ibn Tuluns benevolent vision to unify all Egyptians in a new city, AlQatai. He becomes so focused on his vision, however, that he cannot see the impact it has on his family or the fate of Egypt. When a betrayal leads to his demise, the rival Abbasid caliph threatens to regain control of AlQatai. In the aftermath of Ibn Tuluns death, his daughter Aisha emerges as a pivotal figure, bravely taking a stand against the Abbasids to preserve her life, the city, and the iconic mosque.This contemporary Egyptian writer forces us to consider universal themes, such as diversity and equality, through both a historical and intercultural lens that enriches our understanding of these issues in our world today.

Binding: Hardback;456 pages; Publisher: Georgetown University Press; Classification: FRH; Weight: 1252 g; Dimensions: 260 x 186 x 35

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