14 Facts About Rom Landau

Romauld Landau was born in Poland but became a British citizen when he served as a volunteer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

Rom Landau was a sculptor, author, educator, Foreign Service officer and specialist on Arab and Islamic culture.

Rom Landau was an art critic and book reviewer for several newspapers and periodicals, including The Spectator.

Rom Landau is buried in the Christian cemetery of Marrakesh, Morocco.

Rom Landau spent his early years travelling and working as a sculptor.

Rom Landau's themes were art history, Polish biography, and comparative religion.

Rom Landau first visited Morocco in 1924 and became a student of Islamic culture.

Rom Landau taught himself Arabic and spent as much time as he could afford living and travelling in North Africa and the Middle East.

Rom Landau published a book, Arm the Apostles, about his trip in which he advocated arming the Arabs so that they might aid the British and French in the coming war with Nazi Germany.

Rom Landau became a British citizen and served as a volunteer in the Royal Air Force, and later a member of the Arab Committee of the Intelligence Department of the British Foreign Office.

Over five years, Rom Landau published Invitation to Morocco ; Moroccan Journal ; The Beauty of Morocco ; The Sultan of Morocco ; Morocco ; Portrait of Tangier ; and France and the Arabs.

Rom Landau wrote numerous essays and book reviews for The Reporter, New Statesman, The Spectator and other British and American periodicals of the day.

Rom Landau was discomposed by having unwanted cigarettes pressed upon him, and Gurdjieff did not intend to answer his questions.

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