Beirut - Arabstoday
\"Atlas of Arab countries and continents.\" by the notable writer and scholar Al-Muallim Butrus al-Bustani (1819-1883), known as the father of the Nahda (Arab Renaissance). He believed education was key to achieving an Arab identity and nationalism. Al-Bustani was a Maronite Christian from present-day Lebanon. From / Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi