I had the pleasure of doing an interview recently with Rey Behboudi for the Oriental Journeys podcast that she produces. It was a very fun conversation in which we discussed how the experiences and history of Ibadi Muslims in the Maghrib has been shaped by both broader trends in Maghribi history and the particularities of … Continue reading Podcast Interview on Oriental Journeys | مقابلة في پودكاست : رحلات شرقية
Author: ibadistudies
Mu’addibs & Migrants: New Article in IJMES | مقال جديد حول الهجرة النفوسية إلى جزيرة جربة
A quick note to say that I recently published a historical study of migrants from the Jebel Nafusa, Libya to the island of Djerba, Tunisia during the first half of the 20th century. The article, entitled "M’addibs and Migrant Laborers: Migration from Ottoman Trablus al-Gharb to Djerba, Tunisia in the Early 20th Century" appears in … Continue reading Mu’addibs & Migrants: New Article in IJMES | مقال جديد حول الهجرة النفوسية إلى جزيرة جربة
Modern Ibadi Books on the Move: the “al-Shaykh Mosque” Library in Houmt Souk (Djerba, Tunisia) | رحلات الكتب الإباضية الحديثة: مكتبة “جامع الشيخ” بحومة السوق (جربة، تونس)
This summer, I have had the chance to return to Djerba (Tunisia) and work with my colleague from Ibadica, Si Mahfoudh Dahman, on documenting part of another library collection there. This month has been devoted to the collection of a few dozen early print books in Arabic and a handful of manuscripts that belong to … Continue reading Modern Ibadi Books on the Move: the “al-Shaykh Mosque” Library in Houmt Souk (Djerba, Tunisia) | رحلات الكتب الإباضية الحديثة: مكتبة “جامع الشيخ” بحومة السوق (جربة، تونس)
Jean Despois, the Rockefellers & the Jebel Nafusa | الجيوغرافي الفرنسي جان دي پوا وعمله الميداني في جبل نفوسة
Jean Despois published his thesis, Le Djebel Nefousa (Tripolitaine) Étude géographique with Larose-Éditeurs (Paris) in 1935. As I continue work on the history of the Jebel Nafusa, I like so many others before me have been engaging with the works of French geographer Jean Despois (1901-1978). Originally from France, Despois had been living in Tunis … Continue reading Jean Despois, the Rockefellers & the Jebel Nafusa | الجيوغرافي الفرنسي جان دي پوا وعمله الميداني في جبل نفوسة
Presentation on Jebel Nafusa in Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies | مداخلة حول جبل نفوسة والخطوطات في ندوة مركز شوينبورج
I am delighted to be participating in the "Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age" at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) this week. My paper is on the circulation and movement of manuscripts from the Jebel Nafusa area of Libya in the early 20th century. Registration can be done here and … Continue reading Presentation on Jebel Nafusa in Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies | مداخلة حول جبل نفوسة والخطوطات في ندوة مركز شوينبورج
Summary of Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo in NCMY | ملخص للكتاب “الإباضية العثمانيون بالقاهرة” متوفر في مجلة حوليات مخطوطات اليمن الجديدة
I am very happy to announce that the newest issue of Nouvelles Chroniques du manuscrit au Yémen features a summary of the main arguments and contents of my most recent book, The Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo, in both Arabic and English. The entire issue is available online and for free here: http://www.cdmy.org/cmy/ncmy19_38.pdf and the review … Continue reading Summary of Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo in NCMY | ملخص للكتاب “الإباضية العثمانيون بالقاهرة” متوفر في مجلة حوليات مخطوطات اليمن الجديدة
Which books has Saʿid al-Shammakhi (d.1883) read? Let him tell you about it. | ما هي الكتب التي قرأها سعيد الشماخي؟ دعه هو يعلمك بها
A copy of the Kitāb al-īḍāḥ and accompanying gloss, from the Gouja family library in Djerba, Tunisia. In my recent book, the Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo, I used the library of the Ibadi trade agency, school, and library known as the Wikālat al-Jāmūs (what I call the 'Buffalo Agency') to tell the social history of … Continue reading Which books has Saʿid al-Shammakhi (d.1883) read? Let him tell you about it. | ما هي الكتب التي قرأها سعيد الشماخي؟ دعه هو يعلمك بها
Nisba & Knowledge in the Jebel Nafusa | النسبة والمعرفة في جبل نفوسة
As I begin a new book project on the history of Ibadi communities from the Jebel Nafusa in Libya, I have begun compiling data and accounts of private libraries in the region. This has included a survey of manuscripts from 30 different collection catalogs and surveys, which I was able to carry out using both … Continue reading Nisba & Knowledge in the Jebel Nafusa | النسبة والمعرفة في جبل نفوسة
An Ibadi Tafsir at the British Library | نسخة من تفسير هود الهواري في المكتبة البريطانية
Last summer, in a series of email exchanges, colleagues Dr. Aurélien Montel (Maître de Conférence, Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès) , Mr. Soufien Mestaoui (Director, Ibadica), and Dr. Michael Erdman (Head, Middle Eastern & Central Asian Collection, The British Library) together identified an exciting copy of the Maghribi Ibadi tafsir, known as the Tafsīr Hūd … Continue reading An Ibadi Tafsir at the British Library | نسخة من تفسير هود الهواري في المكتبة البريطانية
Upcoming book talk in Tunis on 5 Jan | تقديم حول “الإباضية العثمانيون في القاهرة” في تونس 4 جانفي
I am delighted to have the opportunity to share some of the research behind my most recent book, The Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo (Cambridge Univ Press, 2023) at Columbia University's Global Center in Tunis, Tunisia. If you're in the area, please join us at 4:30PM on Friday 5 January. يسعدني أن تكون لدي الفرصة قريبا … Continue reading Upcoming book talk in Tunis on 5 Jan | تقديم حول “الإباضية العثمانيون في القاهرة” في تونس 4 جانفي
Ibadi Studies | دراسات إباضية 