Apps for Learning Cursive Japanese
By James Harry Morris Learning how to read cursive Japanese script (or alternatively cursive Chinese script) is one of the…
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Digital Printing of Arabic: Mushaf Qatar
After having defined the problem, and having seen a solution, let us now familiarize ourselves with a bad example. Much…
Digital Printing of Arabic: Mushaf Muscat
In this series, we will consider how Arabic is and could be represented in a digital world. Our first, and…
Keeping up with Digital Humanities
Interested in learning more about Digital Humanities? Or technology in general? How do you keep up with the latest? Here…
Suleymaniye Manuscripts now come with a Watermark
I regret to inform you that when you procure digital photos of Turkish manuscripts, at least those who fall under…
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…
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…
Making Manuscripts Accessible: U of Michigan
A good example of bringing the disclosure of a manuscript collection into the digital age, using simple and readily available techniques,…
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…
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…