An Explorer & an Ottoman Mudir in the Jebel Nafusa: an Ibadi Manuscript in Paris | المتكشف والمدير العثماني في جبل نفوسة: قصّة مخطوط إباضي في باريس

Map of Henri Duveyrier's itinerary through the Jebel Nafusa (1860). Bibliothèques municipales de Chambéry, CAR AFR B 000.639-002. Retrieved from : https://bibliotheque-numerique.chambery.fr/idurl/1/25139. I had been planning this week to be in Paris to look at some items at the Bibliothèque universitaire des langues et civilisations (BULAC) but events in Paris...altered those plans. So, instead I … Continue reading An Explorer & an Ottoman Mudir in the Jebel Nafusa: an Ibadi Manuscript in Paris | المتكشف والمدير العثماني في جبل نفوسة: قصّة مخطوط إباضي في باريس

Upcoming presentation on the Jerba Libraries Project | تقديم حول “مشروع مكتبات جربة”ـ

I am very much looking forward to giving a short presentation on the Jerba Libraries Project as part of the #DigitalMaghreb online conference "Les études sur le Maghreb et le numérique," happening 22 March on Zoom. You can learn more about the conference and register here: https://digimagh.hypotheses.org/ في يوم الإثنين 22 مارس سألقي محاضرة سريعة … Continue reading Upcoming presentation on the Jerba Libraries Project | تقديم حول “مشروع مكتبات جربة”ـ

I was delighted to learn this past week of an amazing new collection of digital facsimiles of Ibadi manuscripts and related newspapers from Oman, Zanzibar, and the Mzab published online by the Omani Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs. The ministry's Online Library is now live and offers an interface in Arabic, English, and French. … Continue reading New Online Resource for Ibadi and Omani Manuscripts & Newspapers | مرجع جديد للبحث حول المخطوطات الإباضية والجرائد متوفّر في الإنترنت