Early Life
Al-Husri was born in Sana'a, Yemen, to a government official from a wealthy Aleppine family. Due to frequent moving he never received a formal education from a medrasah, but spent his formative years in Istanbul, capital of the Ottoman Empire which dominated the region at the time. Before studying the Arabic language, he learned Turkish and French. When he spoke, he reportedly had a slight Turkish accent.
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