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Rifa' al-Tahtawi (2021)
Book Chapter
Newman, D. L. (2021). Rifa' al-Tahtawi. In D. Thomas, & J. Chesworth (Eds.), Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. The Ottoman empire (1800-1914) (512-521). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004460270

Wandering Nights: Shahrazād’s Mutations (2018)
Book Chapter
Newman, D. (2018). Wandering Nights: Shahrazād’s Mutations. In C. Caruso (Ed.), The life of texts : evidence in textual production, transmission and reception. (62-92). Bloomsbury

The Arabic Literary Language: the Nahda (and beyond) (2013)
Book Chapter
Newman, D. (2013). The Arabic Literary Language: the Nahda (and beyond). In J. Owens (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Arabic Linguistics (472-494). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199764136.013.0021

This article discusses the developments in formal written Arabic in the early Modern period, which started with Napoleon’s invasion and occupation of Egypt (1798–1802), when the Arab Muslim world first came into direct contact with the West. The arti... Read More about The Arabic Literary Language: the Nahda (and beyond).

Myths and signs of alienation between 19th-century rihlat and Europe. (2008)
Book Chapter
Newman, D. (2008). Myths and signs of alienation between 19th-century rihlat and Europe. In R. Ostle (Ed.), Sensibilities of the Islamic Mediterranean: Self expression in a Muslim Culture from post-classical times to the present day (85-102). I.B. Tauris

Rifa'a al-Tahtawi
Book Chapter
Newman, D. L. Rifa'a al-Tahtawi. In R. C. Martin, A. Afsaruddin, & D. M. Varisco (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World (1178-1179). (2nd). Macmillan

Translation Activity, Modern Period (19th c.)
Book Chapter
Newman, D. L. Translation Activity, Modern Period (19th c.). In R. C. Martin, A. Afsaruddin, & D. M. Varisco (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World (1175-1183). (2nd). Macmillan

Translation Activity and Academies, Pre-modern Period
Book Chapter
Newman, D. L. Translation Activity and Academies, Pre-modern Period. In R. C. Martin, A. Afsaruddin, & D. M. Varisco (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Islam and The Muslim World (1171-1175). (2nd). Macmillan