At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (3): Bridging Communities and Building the Future
Introduction The first article of this series explored the general landscape of digital studies on Arabic script in France. The…
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The BADR Project (7th–21st c.) – A TEI-Based Approach to Premodern Islamic Texts
This article was written by guest contributor Adrien de Jarmy (University of Strasbourg) and Clarck Junior Membourou Moimecheme (Sorbonne Nouvelle…
At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (2) : A Brief History of Handwritten Arabic Text Recognition in France
Introduction The first article of this series explored recent advances in the digital study of Arabic script in France in…
M-Classi: A Digital Tool for the Classification of Sciences in Islam and Beyond
Introduction A fundamental question in the history of science from antiquity to the premodern era is how people organized knowledge,…
At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France
As Dominique Stutzmann points out in an article for the renowned French media outlet L’Histoire in 2017, paleography has undergone…
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A Postcard from the World of Print: Algeria’s Place in the Digital Humanities
How does Algeria fit into the world of digital humanities? First, we have to determine what we mean, when we…
Video Games and the Humanities: A Call for Scholarly Games
Last spring I wrote a post on why video games should be considered valued tools for teaching non-Western narratives of…
Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript
The rise of digital humanities has revolutionized scholarly pursuits, particularly in literature, where the accessibility of digital images of manuscripts…
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Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023
The 29th International Congress of Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO) took place in cooperation with the “Turkologentag 2023 — Fourth…
Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments
Museums and collections of Islamic art around the world have dedicated a substantial part of their efforts and fundings to…