One of Europe’s foremost specialists in Arab culture and history, Budapest-born Gyula Germanus, is of Jewish origin. Twice converted, first to Christianity, then to Islam, Prof. Germanus has spent most of his 90 years in the Arab world and holds honorary professorships in numerous Arab universities.
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