Account of the author's years in Paris (1826–31) with the Egyptian educational mission, describing French government, science, education and social customs and reflecting on what Muslims might adopt from them.
Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan, 1834 Būlāq edition)
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al-Ṭahṭāwī, Rifāʿa. The Extraction of Gold, or an Overview of Paris. 1834. Internet Archive (public-domain scan, 1834 Būlāq edition), https://archive.org/details/njp_32101076391059_full. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/tahtawi/#tahtawi-the-extraction-of-gold-or-an-overview-of