Hi friends! Last week saw the release of many Ottoman Turkish resources.
Duke University has recently digitized 250 books on Ottoman Literature via the Internet Archive.
More than this, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi: KÜTÜPHANE VE DOKÜMANTASYON MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ has released hundreds of Ottoman-Turkish manuscripts spanning a plethora of subjects.
Hope you enjoy! Let us know what you think, too.
Hi friends! A new, open-access journal was recently launched called Mashriq and Mahjar. “Mashriq & Mahjar is published by the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies and the Department of History at North Carolina State University.” The journal is particularly pertinent to those of you who study migration and diaspora studies. The first issue was recently released and has several great articles and book reviews.
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Hi friends! Don’t forget about tonight’s Evening of Calligraphy &
Demonstrations with Dr. Hilal Kazan! Please note this will be held in Leacock Building, Room 819 on the McGill downtown campus! Come one, come all!!
The Islamic Studies Library (ISL) was founded in 1952 in conjunction with the Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS). Dr. W.C. Smith, founder and first Director of the IIS sought to give greater definition to the field of Islamic studies. The library has grown from a collection of 250 books to 125,000 volumes. On display are some of the treasures from its collection and history. For example in 1959 the former President of Tunisia, Habib Bourghuiba visited the IIS and ISL and donated a Qur’ānic leaf, in 1971 the former Shah of Iran sent a personal invitation to then Director of the IIS, Dr. Charles J. Adams. We also have on display one volume from the complete holdings of the journal of al-Azhar in Cairo. Dr. W.C. Smith’s Ph.D. dissertation was an analysis of these publications.
Come one, come all!!
Hi friends! Next week is filled with delightful activities sure to engage you and teach you about various aspects of Islamic civilization and culture! On Monday 11 Feb. a new exhibition celebrating McGill’s rich Islamic manuscripts will open followed by a lecture by Adam Gacek, curator of the exhibition, on Arabic paleography! Two other not-to-be-missed events are Turkish calligrapher, Hilal Kazan’s workshops and Chinese calligrapher Haji Noor Deen workshops! Come one, come all!
All of these fantastic events are detailed here.
Hi friends! A gentle reminder that our trial with Western Travellers in the Islamic World (Brill), a new online database will expire in one week. This database maintains: “Accounts of travel are a popular and accessible source for research on historical relations between “East” and “West” and are attractive for specialists and non-specialists alike. In the pre-modern period a large number of such accounts were published all over Europe, and almost without exception these volumes are now scarce and priceless. Some were republished later in modern editions (like those in the Hakluyt series), but these are often out of print at present.”
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Hi friends! As part of the 60th anniversary celebration, the exhibition “Strokes and Hairlines: Elegant Writing and its Place in Muslim Book Culture” curated by Adam Gacek will open on the 11th of Feb. in McLennan library. On the 13th of Feb. Mr. Gacek will provide a lecture on Islamic manuscripts. Come one, come all!
For further details check the the 60th anniversary website.
Hi friends! In case you missed the announcement, McGill will be hosting a lecture and discussion on “The Role of Media in the Arab Spring and its Aftermath: The Special Case of Egypt.” Further details here.
Sean
Hi friends!
We currently have a trial for Western Travellers in the Islamic World (Brill), a new online database. This database maintains: “Accounts of travel are a popular and accessible source for research on historical relations between “East” and “West” and are attractive for specialists and non-specialists alike. In the pre-modern period a large number of such accounts were published all over Europe, and almost without exception these volumes are now scarce and priceless. Some were republished later in modern editions (like those in the Hakluyt series), but these are often out of print at present.”
Subscription details:
Site address: http://www.primarysourcesonline.nl/c19/
Product: Western Travellers in the Islamic World Online
Subscription id: 22284
Start date: 14 Jan 2013
End date: 12 Feb 2013
Any and all feedback is welcomed and appreciated.
Sean