The application deadline for the workshop on “Digital Media, Islamism, and Politics in the Middle East” was extended until August 6, 2018. The workshop is aimed at doctoral students and will be held from 28-29. September 2018 in Basel.
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Open Access: Ākām al-marjān fī aḥkām al-jānn
Bibliotheca Islamica Volume 57
The critical edition of “Ākām al-marjān” by Badr al-Dīn al-Shiblī is now available on our open access repository MENAdoc.
This is a born-digital version with full text in Arabic and English. The book was published by … Read more
Open Access: Das Fest des Fastenbrechens (ʿīd al-fiṭr) in Ägypten
Islamkundliche Untersuchungen Volume 147
Laila Nabha wrote a dissertation on the theological foundations and the practical execution of the Feast of Breaking the Fast in Egypt.
This work was published by the Klaus Schwarz Verlag Berlin in 1991 and is … Read more
Open Access: “Grammatik der türkischen Sprache” (1947)
“Grammatik der türkischen Sprache” (Grammar of the Turkish language) by Ludwig Peters, 1947 is now available at our open access repository MENAdoc.… Read more
“Infrastructure” – the Latest Issue of the META-Journal
The open access journal META (Middle East – Topics & Arguments) has published its 10th issue entitled “Infrastructure”. The editorial describes the topic as follows:… Read more
Tafsir Al-Kabir – 8 Volumes Open Access
“Tafsir Al-Kabir” (‘The Large Commentary’) is a classical Islamic tafsir book, written by the Persian Islamic theologian and philosopher Muhammad ibn Umar Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149–1209).
You will find the book in 8 volumes here in our open access collection … Read more
Oldest Printed Book in Arabic
Kitāb an-Naǧāt (The Book of Salvation) is the oldest book in Arabic in our open access collection MENAdoc. It was printed in 1593 and written by the Persian philosopher Avicenna (c. 980 – June 1037). He was also a … Read more