Jabarti's Impression Of The French
What was Jabarti’s impression of the French and what observations did he make?
Early on it becomes apparent that Jabarti is not at all a fan of the French. This belief first appears in his scathing critique of a French proclamation sent to the people of Egypt. He describes the letter as incoherent, vulgar, and miserable. Jabarti then goes after French society itself, describing the people simply as disgusting. He further his attack with the statement, “Their women do not veil themselves and have no modesty.” Jabarti describes the French’s view on religion as despicable. He points out that the French no matter how much they pretended to be religious were an enemy to both Islam and Christianity and insisted that they were just a materialistic
Early on it becomes apparent that Jabarti is not at all a fan of the French. This belief first appears in his scathing critique of a French proclamation sent to the people of Egypt. He describes the letter as incoherent, vulgar, and miserable. Jabarti then goes after French society itself, describing the people simply as disgusting. He further his attack with the statement, “Their women do not veil themselves and have no modesty.” Jabarti describes the French’s view on religion as despicable. He points out that the French no matter how much they pretended to be religious were an enemy to both Islam and Christianity and insisted that they were just a materialistic