The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) would like to intensify research in the region of North Africa, Jordan or Lebanon with the funding “Maria Sibylla Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences”.… Read more
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Call for Papers: The Fifth Annual Conference on Shi‘i Studies
The Islamic College invites abstracts to be submitted for its fifth conference specialising in the flourishing field of Shi‘i studies. This conference will provide a broad platform for scholars in Shi‘i studies to share their latest research. Papers are welcome … Read more
“Digital Arab Diasporas: Archiving, Curating, Narrating” – Call for Papers will end soon
The call for papers for the symposium “Digital Arab Diasporas: Archiving, Curating, Narrating” closes on January 31, 2019.
All details about the event can be found in our event calendar.… Read more
Bamberger Einführung in die Geschichte des Islams (BEGI)
The “Bamberger Einführung in die Geschichte des Islams (BEGI)” (The Bamberg Introduction to the History of Islam) has been online for a few weeks now. This is an interactive overview of the history of Islam in 14 chapters … Read more
Now Open Access: “Die Geschichtsschreiber der Osmanen und ihre Werke” by Franz Babinger
Franz Babinger’s (1891 – 1967 ; https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Babinger) “Die Geschichtsschreiber der Osmanen und ihre Werke” (The Historians of the Ottomans and their Works), 1927 is still an important and central reference work for osmanists and anyone interested in the history … Read more
Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative (ISMI)
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science starts the “Islamic Scientific Manuscript Initiative” (ISMI).
The mission of the Initiative (ISMI) is to make accessible information on all Islamic manuscripts in the exact sciences (astronomy, mathematics, optics, … Read more
3 Historical Books on the MENA Region in the Early 20th Century
New as Open Access on MENAdoc: 3 books on developments in the MENA region published in 1915 give an insight into the German perspective during the First World War.
