“Abū Nuwās : a Study on the Arabic Literature of the Early Abbasid Period.” by Ewald Wagner
Abū Nuwās (756–814) was born in the city of Ahvaz in modern-day Iran. He was a master of all genres of Arabic poetry. … Read more
Abū Nuwās (756–814) was born in the city of Ahvaz in modern-day Iran. He was a master of all genres of Arabic poetry. … Read more
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) would like to intensify research in the region of North Africa, Jordan or Lebanon with the funding “Maria Sibylla Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences”.… Read more
The Islamic College invites abstracts to be submitted for its fifth conference specialising in the flourishing field of Shi‘i studies. This conference will provide a broad platform for scholars in Shi‘i studies to share their latest research. Papers are welcome … Read more
The call for papers for the symposium “Digital Arab Diasporas: Archiving, Curating, Narrating” closes on January 31, 2019.
All details about the event can be found in our event calendar.… Read more
The “Bamberger Einführung in die Geschichte des Islams (BEGI)” (The Bamberg Introduction to the History of Islam) has been online for a few weeks now. This is an interactive overview of the history of Islam in 14 chapters … Read more
Franz Babinger’s (1891 – 1967 ; https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Babinger) “Die Geschichtsschreiber der Osmanen und ihre Werke” (The Historians of the Ottomans and their Works), 1927 is still an important and central reference work for osmanists and anyone interested in the history … Read more
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science starts the “Islamic Scientific Manuscript Initiative” (ISMI).
The mission of the Initiative (ISMI) is to make accessible information on all Islamic manuscripts in the exact sciences (astronomy, mathematics, optics, … Read more