{"id":4137,"date":"2019-10-08T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T14:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2020-01-14T08:27:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T13:27:41","slug":"the-arab-image-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/the-arab-image-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arab Image Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arab Image Foundation\u2019<\/a>s evolving collection contains more than 500,000 photographic objects. The work of over 250 amateur photographers and 700 professional photographers and studios, the objects date from the 1860s to the present day, and span 50 countries<\/p>\n

Objects in the AIF collection reflect a range of genres and styles – including documentary, reportage, industrial photography, fashion photography, etc.<\/p>\n

\"\"In 2016, the AIF embarked on a major drive to digitize its collection, which is housed in Beirut. Since then, 28,000 photographs from its collection have been digitized.<\/p>\n

The new AIF website<\/a> launched in May 2019 with the support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy<\/a> in Beirut, the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture<\/a> (AFAC) and The Ford Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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