Seminar in Paris Discusses Quran Copies in Egypt’s Fustat
According to the college-de-france.fr website, a number of scholars in different fields addressed the day-long seminar.
Francois Deroche, the author of "Qur’ans of the Umayyads: A First Overview” delivered a speech titled "Abrahamic Treasures in Fustat: Forms and Traditions”.
French professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger spoke about reconstructing Egyptians’ mentality in the Middle Ages through Arabic papyrus manuscripts.
Quran manuscripts of Fustat and printed copies of the Quran used for restoring manuscript copies in Fustat were the theme of some other lectures at the scholarly event.
Fsutat was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule. It was built in 641 AD, and featured the first mosque built in Egypt and in all of Africa.
Today, Fustat is part of Old Cairo, with few buildings remaining from its days as a capital. Many archaeological digs have revealed the wealth of buried material in the area. Many ancient data-x-items recovered from the site are on display in Cairo's Museum of Islamic Art.
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