Arabic-L:TRANS:Its' Anfushi

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Date:  11 Jul 2002
From:Adrian Gully <A.J.Gully at exeter.ac.uk>
Subject:Its' Anfushi

Without seeing the text I would say that this is almost
certainly a reference to Anfushi (probably not Afnushi in
the text although I could be wrong), an important and very
interesting area of the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The
novel you mention is set in Alexandria if my memory serves
me correctly. I would not wish to incriminate myself
by hazarding a guess at the historical or even the
sociological significance of the reference, but Mahfouz
probably had something very particular in mind.

Adrian Gully, Prof. of Arabic Studies
IAIS, University of Exeter, UK

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2)
Date:  11 Jul 2002
From:Muhammad S Eissa <eissa at umich.edu>
Subject:Its' Anfushi

> Mahfuz (Naguib) in his novel Miramar, uses " the women of Afnushi", what
> does this mean? I need some help, thanks.
> safa

It seems that whatever version of Miramar you are reading has a typo of
the name. It is the women of ANFUSHI not Afnushi. ANFUSHI is a very
famous and old inner city quarter in the west side of Alexandria. During
the historical period of the novel it was highly populated with
fishermen and is still famous for its great fish restaurants.  Women of
Anfushi used to be seen on the beaches of this quarter swimming with
their children while wearing their regular clothes; as if swimming suits
were not allowed. You can see that even today in that and other quarters
of Alexandria.

Muhammad S. Eissa, Ph. D.
Department of Near Eastern Studies,
University of Michigan,
2097 Frieze Building,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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3)
Date:  11 Jul 2002
From:Antonio Giménez <huesteantigua at yahoo.es>
Subject:Its' Anfushi

Maybe "Afnushi" is just a misprint for Anfushi, the well-known district 
in
Alexandria.

Antonio Giménez
huesteantigua at yahoo.es

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4)
Date:  11 Jul 2002
From:Michel Naggar <mnaggar at sympatico.ca>
Subject:Its' Anfushi

The women of Anfoushi.

There is a misprint in the query: it is ANFUSHI and not Afnushi.  
Anfushi is
a well known popular neighbourhood in the city of Alexandria. Many
neighbourhoods in Alexandria have inspired writers and painters. Bahari 
is
another neighbourhood that made men's imagination fly: there are the 
famous
Banat Bahari (Bahari's maidens). There is even El Kharrat's Banat
Iskendereyya!

Hope this helps,
Michel Naggar

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5)
Date:  11 Jul 2002
From:zeinab Ibrahim <zeinabib at aucegypt.edu>
Subject:Its' Anfushi

Is it Afnushi or Anfushi? Anfushi is a low class area in Alexandria.
Zeinab

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6)
Date:  11 Jul 2002
From:Reem Bassiouney <reem.bassiouney at somerville.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject:Its' Anfushi

Afnushi, should be spelled as Anfushi and it is an old district in 
Alexandria, near the old fishing town area of Alexandria. I hope this is 
helpful.
Reem Bassiouney
Somerville college
Oxford

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