Walking Guide to Islamic Leiden

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This bilingual Walking Guide celebrates 400 years of Arabic Studies in Leiden. Twenty nine sketches of people and places written by specialists in the field offer a unique insight into the history of Leiden’s longstanding relationship with the Arabic and Muslim world. Find out more about Leiden’s first inhabitant from North Africa and the history of the crescent moons on Leiden’s city Hall while exploring the many, often unknown and hidden treasures of Leiden's Islamic past and present.