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1. with mention of the husband and wife and the ʿedim (witnesses) they provide a window into the society, bringing real people to the fore.

Do you think the average resident of Fustat would have had a very good understanding of how people from other religious communities lived? ... Living in those circumstances, people might have found it difficult to keep their personal lives and

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Submitted by Barry :andy on 27 August 2021 - 5:53pm. You mention "credit is due" and mention two people by name. ... If you are giving credit surely it is usual to refer to people by their name and not their title?

He (the cantor) said: ‘Go and gather some people, and let them surprise you with him so that your assertation might be confirmed’.

Samuel ben Hofni, in contrast, says that she was a charlatan who knew how to trick people and tell them what they want to hear. ... People in trouble will seek the unnatural and will believe in what gives them comfort.

Is there an aspect of the story that you think few people realise? ... I hope that people will find it to be a good read, nevertheless.

This came as a surprise – two people had practised or added vowels to it. ... I’m sitting writing a scroll and I have to go and gather ten people?

he could only ransom some of the people and had to leave the others. ... However, the grace of the Lord, may His Name be exalted, and his ever-ready mercy, has been bestowed upon these wretched people.

It’s not a book about history – it’s history itself. And we hope people will hear. ... It’s important for several reasons. Firstly, it’s something that happened here, so people here should know about it.