This coming Sunday, the 24th of January, will be the third annual conference in honor of Djerbian Ibāḍī scholar Cheikh Sālim b. Yaʿqūb (d.1991). Cheikh Sālim was an important figure in Ibāḍī history of the 20th century and this event combines personal narratives from those who knew him with academic talks on Ibāḍī history and … Continue reading 3rd Annual Conference in honor of Cheikh Sālim b. Yaʿqūb in Djerba | الملتقى الثالث لجمعية الشيخ سالم الثقافية في جربة
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مكتبة البعطوري في جزيرة جربة | The Buʿṭūrī Manuscript Library in Djerba
Apologies for the delay in posting new material. For the past couple of months I have been working on a project with a private library in Djerba, the details of which will be forthcoming but the title of the project and the announcement can be found here.More immediately, I have been working on a study … Continue reading مكتبة البعطوري في جزيرة جربة | The Buʿṭūrī Manuscript Library in Djerba
30 Oct – 1 Nov: Second Annual Ibadi Siyar Conference in Tunis | الندوة الثانية حول السير الإباضية: تونس ٣٠ أكتوبر – ١ نوفمبر
A quick and last minute announcement about the second annual Ibadi Siyar conference being held here in Tunis this weekend. More information here: http://www.elsyar.tn/إعلان سريع بالندوة الثانية حول السير الإباضية في تونس في نهاية الأسبوع الحالية. بنامج الندوة وأكثر معلومات هنا http://www.elsyar.tn/
مؤتمر حول "الماضيات العربية" | Conference on Arabic Pasts
I am currently preparing another post on Ibadi networks in the Maghrib, but for now I wanted to announce an exciting upcoming conference to be held next week in London on "Arabic Pasts." The conference is organized by the Aga Khan University, ISMC, and SOAS at the University of London. The schedule is to be … Continue reading مؤتمر حول "الماضيات العربية" | Conference on Arabic Pasts
Unsewn Textblocks in Ibāḍī MSS | مخطوطات إباضية غير مخيطة
This post is the first in what I hope to make a series on Ibāḍī manuscript binding structures. A handful of important works have been published in the last few years on Islamic manuscripts and their bindings and these have been leading toward typologies for bindings, sewing, and other related components [1]. My hope is … Continue reading Unsewn Textblocks in Ibāḍī MSS | مخطوطات إباضية غير مخيطة
On Marbled Papers | حول الأوراق "الرخامية"
(الترجمة العربية ستأتي قريبا إن شاء الله) Over the course of the last few months, I have been an unofficial apprentice to Tunisian bookbinder and bookseller Mohamed Elbanani. Mohamed is the proprietor of Beit El-Bennani, a private library on Bab Menara boulevard in Tunis that houses an incredible collection of Tunisia-related books, manuscripts, and photographs. … Continue reading On Marbled Papers | حول الأوراق "الرخامية"
زيارة إلى الميزاب | A visit to the Mzab
I recently returned from a wonderful visit to the Mzab valley where I had the opportunity to examine some of the rich manuscript libraries of Ghardaia, Benisguen, and Ateuf. While it is difficult to summarize the many collections which I had the chance to visit and the manuscripts which I had the chance to examine, … Continue reading زيارة إلى الميزاب | A visit to the Mzab
Two Articles on a Ibadi Networks talk at CEMA in Oran | مقالان عن مداخلة حول الشبكات الإباضية في المركز الأمريكي في وهران
I recently had the pleasure of giving a short talk on my dissertation topic (Ibadi networks & siyar literature) at the American Center for Maghrebi Studies (CEMA) in Oran, Algeria on my way back from a visit to the Mzab valley. Two articles (one in French and the other in Arabic) appeared in Algerian newspapers … Continue reading Two Articles on a Ibadi Networks talk at CEMA in Oran | مقالان عن مداخلة حول الشبكات الإباضية في المركز الأمريكي في وهران
ملخص الأطروحة | Disseration Abstract in Arabic Available
A quick note to say that the dissertation abstract has been updated & is now available in Arabic. More to come soon on Ibadi manuscript libraries in Mzab from my most recent trip.ملاحظة سريعة للغاية: ملخص الأطروحة موجود الآن باللغة العربية (انظر الصفحة الخاصة للأطروحة) وإن شاء الله سأكتب عن رحلتي الأخيرة إلى بعض المكتبات … Continue reading ملخص الأطروحة | Disseration Abstract in Arabic Available
Ibadi Related Documents at the Archives Nationales d’Outre Mer | وثائق متعلّقة بالإباضية في الأرشيفات الخارجية الفرنسية
My recent trip in March to the Archives Nationales d'Outre Mer in Aix-en-Provence [1] France yielded a fascinating collection of documents from the private archive of French Orientalist Roger LeTourneau (1907-1971). The "Fond LeTourneau" [APOM7/1-29] is made up of 29 cartons of personal papers, notes, letters, and other documents donated to the archives following LeTourneau's … Continue reading Ibadi Related Documents at the Archives Nationales d’Outre Mer | وثائق متعلّقة بالإباضية في الأرشيفات الخارجية الفرنسية
Ibadi Studies | دراسات إباضية 