“We shall accept European culture but slowly and only in accordance with Islamic traditions,” declared Emir Abdullah, ruler of Transjordania, in an interview he granted to American visitors here.
Professor Julian Oberman, formerly of Columbia University, accompanied by Ben Gavriel, journalist, were received by the Emir. Dr. Oberman who was Professor of Arabic at Columbia, conversed with Abdullah in classical Arabic. The ruler expressed praise for the fight conducted by Ibn Saud, leader of the Wahabis, for Islamism.
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