A quick post to let people know that the "Data Visualization Tools" page is now up and running. I included a collection of digital tools for data visualization that I have either found useful or especially user-friendly. There are, of course, hundreds more out there on the internet but I thought these might serve as … Continue reading Data Visualization Tools
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Cytoscape & Other Tools | أدوات جديدة
This is a quick post resulting from my participation in the Ibadi Studies workshop at the University of Illinois mentioned in an earlier post. I discovered several people were interested in using tools like Gephi for their own projects. As a result, I am putting together a new page with links to online resources for … Continue reading Cytoscape & Other Tools | أدوات جديدة
New Online Resources | إضافة مصادر إلكترونية جديدة
A quick note that I added a handful of new resources to the "Online Resources" page, including a link to the University of Illinois at Urbana's online bibliography of Ibāḍism. The guide is weighted toward Mashriqi sources for Ibāḍism but is a very useful resource for research.أضفتُ بعض المصادر الجديدة على صفحة: "مصادر إلكترونية" ومن … Continue reading New Online Resources | إضافة مصادر إلكترونية جديدة
Ibāḍī Islam: History & Bibliography (Summer Research Lab: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Just a quick note on an upcoming summer research lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be held on Monday, July 14th 2014. I meant to post this earlier for those who might have been interested in applying (but forgot).The all-day workshop will serve as an introduction to the field for students with … Continue reading Ibāḍī Islam: History & Bibliography (Summer Research Lab: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Distribution of Ibāḍī Scholars | توزيع العلماء الإباضية الجيوغرافي
The following is a map of the geographical distribution of Ibāḍī scholars in the Maghrib from the 1st-15th centuries hijrī. I posted an earlier map of this data in the Gephi program, but the volume of scholars in the same location was not weighted. This graph shows the volume of scholars in the same location … Continue reading Distribution of Ibāḍī Scholars | توزيع العلماء الإباضية الجيوغرافي
Ibāḍī Prosopographical Manuscript Database | قاعدة بيانات المخطوطات البروسوبوغرافية الإباضيّة
The following is a screenshot of a database manuscript entry form I am building to record the corpus of extant manuscript copies of five major prosopographical Ibāḍī works. These five works, also available in print editions, are housed in numerous libraries throughout North Africa and Europe. Just in case someone happens to know of a … Continue reading Ibāḍī Prosopographical Manuscript Database | قاعدة بيانات المخطوطات البروسوبوغرافية الإباضيّة
Some New Books on Ibadi History | بعض الكتب الجديدة حول التاريخ الإباضيّ
This is the first in a series of very brief reviews on some new books in Arabic on Ibāḍī history which have been published by Tunisian presses over the past year. The first book is:Mohamed Saad Chibani, The History of the Tamazgha Ibadis: An Introduction to the History of the Ibadis in [the] Maghreb in … Continue reading Some New Books on Ibadi History | بعض الكتب الجديدة حول التاريخ الإباضيّ
Upcoming Conference on Ibāḍī History in Cambridge
A quick announcement about an upcoming conference on Ibāḍī history to be held at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. The conference is entitled "Today's Perspectives on Ibadi History and the Historical Sources" and will take place from June 16 -18. Additional information on the conference is available on the conference website: Ibadi-Studies.orgأودّ أن أعلن … Continue reading Upcoming Conference on Ibāḍī History in Cambridge
Geographic Distribution (1st-15th century AH) Video Posted
I have posted a video version of the geographic distribution of Ibāḍī scholars (1st-15th centuryAH) from the Gephi graph visualization program I have been working with. The quality on full screen is not as crisp as I would like but I think the basic point is clear. You can find that video under the Ibāḍī … Continue reading Geographic Distribution (1st-15th century AH) Video Posted
Intellectual Network Map: 5th/11th Century | خريطة شبكة علمية: ق ٥/١١
Here is a clearer and more accessible version of the map I posted last week. You can now see more clearly who represents the hubs of Ibāḍī scholars in North Africa in and around the 5th hijrī/ 11th century CE.هذه نفس الخريطة التي وضعتها على الموقع في الأسبوع الماضي لكنّها الآن أوضح ولها الأسماء. كما … Continue reading Intellectual Network Map: 5th/11th Century | خريطة شبكة علمية: ق ٥/١١
Ibadi Studies | دراسات إباضية 