It is my pleasure to announce the upcoming public exhibition of "Conserving Endangered Archives in Jerba: the al-Bāsī Family Library Project" in Djerba, Tunisia, taking place this coming weekend on Saturday, 3rd of March at 17:30 in Houmet Souk. Over the past 6 months, our team in Djerba has been cataloging and photographing the manuscript … Continue reading Upcoming Public Exhibition for al-Bāsī Library Project in Djerba, Tunisa: معرض مكتبة الباسيين في جربة
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New article in the Journal of Islamic Manuscripts | مقال جديد في مجلّة المخطوطات الإسلامية
I am hoping to have another manuscript catalog published by December but in the meantime, I wanted to announce the publication of my inventory of the manuscript library of Shaykh Sālim b. Yaʿqūb (d.1991) in Jerba, Tunisia. This rich collection is well known among specialists and my hope is that our efforts to preserve the … Continue reading New article in the Journal of Islamic Manuscripts | مقال جديد في مجلّة المخطوطات الإسلامية
Article in the Journal of African History | نشر مقال في مجلّة التاريخ الإفريقي
Just a quick announcement that my article entitled "The Colonial Pasts of Medieval Texts in Northern Africa: Useful Knowledge, Publication History, and Political Violence in Colonial and Post-Independence Algeria" was just published in the Journal of African History. The article traces the publication history of Abū Zakarīyāʾ Yaḥyā al-Wārjlānī's Kitāb al-sīra, exploring the 'colonial pasts' … Continue reading Article in the Journal of African History | نشر مقال في مجلّة التاريخ الإفريقي
Announcing a new manuscript conservation effort in Djerba, Tunisia: the El Bessi Library Project | إعلان بمشروع جديد للحفظ على المخطوطات في جزيرة جربة: مشروع مكتبة جامع الباسي
It is my pleasure to announce that the Endangered Archives Programme (supported by the British Library and Arcadia) has awarded a pilot project grant for the preservation and digitization of the El Basi Mosque manuscript library in Djerba, Tunisia. In cooperation with the Association pour l'animation culturelle à Djerba (Centre Culturel et Touristique Méditerranéen de … Continue reading Announcing a new manuscript conservation effort in Djerba, Tunisia: the El Bessi Library Project | إعلان بمشروع جديد للحفظ على المخطوطات في جزيرة جربة: مشروع مكتبة جامع الباسي
An Ibadi Bookstore in Tunis | مكتبة إباضية في تونس
While visiting Tunis this month I stopped by to see my friend Mohamed Bennani, owner of what is for me one of the most eclectic and fascinating book and ephemera collections in Tunisia (the "Beit el Bennani" library). I told him about a growing interest of mine in Ibadi library history and we began talking … Continue reading An Ibadi Bookstore in Tunis | مكتبة إباضية في تونس
Updating the Site | تجديد الموقع
Over the next few weeks, I am going to be updating the site and preparing to post some of the things I have been working on relating to research. Thanks for your patience.في الأسابيع القادمة سأجدّد مضمون الموقع وأحضّر البحوث الجديدة إن شاء الله. شكرا على الصبر
Ibadi Manuscripts at the Bibliothèque nationale de Tunisie | المخطوطات الإباضية في المكتبة الوطنية التونسية
My article on Ibadi Manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Nationale de Tunisie appears this month in the Journal of Islamic Manuscripts: an abstract is available here.صدرت المجلّة للمخطوطات الإسلامية مقالتي حول المخطوطات الإباضية في المكتبة الوطنية التونسية هذا الشهر. الملخّص متوفّر هنا
Dissertation Abstract Updated (Final Version) | وضع ملخص جديد للأطروحة
I have not been posting many new items lately mainly because I have been in the process of finishing my dissertation. I have re-posted the abstract to the "Dissertation" section of the page. The project is coming to a close and I will be defending at the end of this month. After that, I hope … Continue reading Dissertation Abstract Updated (Final Version) | وضع ملخص جديد للأطروحة
Al-Bārūnī Library in Djerba | فتح المكتبة البارونية في جربة
A quick note that the new location for the Barouniyya library in Djerba, Tunisia, opened last week on the 5th of March. I have not had the chance to visit personally but the library posted a photograph of the new site on its Facebook page here.ملاحظة سريعة أنّ المقرّ الجديد للمكتبة البارونية في جربة (تونس) … Continue reading Al-Bārūnī Library in Djerba | فتح المكتبة البارونية في جربة
Text of the Presentation from the Cheikh Sālim b. Yaʿqūb Symposium | نص المداخلة من ملتقى الشيخ سالم بن يعقوب
Below is the short presentation I wrote for the recent symposium in honor of Cheikh Sālim b. Yaʿqūb in Djerba.النص الآتي هو الذي كتبته لملتقى الشيخ سالم الثقافي في جربة"" تمثّل المكتبات الإباضية الخاصة مصدرا هاما للغاية من ناحية الحفاظ على التراث الإباضي خاصةً والتراث الإسلامي عامةً وهذا ليس لأنّ المذهب الإباضي هو من ضمن … Continue reading Text of the Presentation from the Cheikh Sālim b. Yaʿqūb Symposium | نص المداخلة من ملتقى الشيخ سالم بن يعقوب
Ibadi Studies | دراسات إباضية 