Explaining the cover of my new book
In before centuries, it was common for a book to have a lavishly illustrated cover which, through signs and symbols,…
Category: Islamic Studies
Gifts Inspired by Islamic Philosophy
Go over to http://www.zazzle.com/almaqtul/products to get gifts about Suhrawardī, the great 12th century Islamic philosopher. Right now there is a cool 30% off, on…
Comparing Digital Materials from McGill
A hands-on comparison of the digital materials from the collections of the Islamic Studies Library at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Preface Digitization projects…
Deconstructing the Kashf al-ẓunūn with Python, part 1
I am using the programming language called Python to make sense of Ḥajjī Khalīfa’s famous bibliographical work Kashf al-ẓunūn. I had…
Comparing Digital Materials from Beinecke
A hands-on comparison of the digital materials from the manuscript collections of Beinecke Library at Yale University, New Haven, USA. Preface…
AlKindi online catalog: the future of Islamic studies cataloging
Recently, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo published a new version of their catalog. The technology and thinking…
Turkish Islam Ansiklopedisi Available Online
The 44 volume İslâm Ansiklopedisi is reason enough to learn Turkish. And its companion website is, as far as I can…
Report on Digital Islamic Humanities Conference at Brown University
On Friday Oct 16, a conference was hosted at Brown University bringing together those in Islamic Studies who are working…
Comparing Digital Materials from Leiden
A hands-on comparison of the digital materials from the manuscript collections of Leiden University, the Netherlands, executed by Brill Publishers. Preface…
Comparing Digital Materials from the Middle East
A hands-on comparison of the digital materials from manuscript collections of Beirut, Nablus, Jerusalem, and Riyadh. Preface Digitization projects have…