The University and State Library Saxony-Anhalt (ULB) in Halle remains the central point nationwide for special literature on Middle East and Islamic studies. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has decided to make further funds available to the Specialised Information Service … Read more
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Journal of the DMG Volume 163 Online
Volume 163 of the “Zeitung der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft” (ZDMG) is now available in our Open Access repository MENAdoc. After the embargo period in copyright law, we are now permitted to freely publish this 2013 edition.
Founded in 1845, the … Read more
Study on Abū Nuwās new on MENAdoc
“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
Federal Ministry promotes research in North Africa, Jordan or Lebanon
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
Call for Papers: The Fifth Annual Conference on Shi‘i Studies
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
“Digital Arab Diasporas: Archiving, Curating, Narrating” – Call for Papers will end soon
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
Bamberger Einführung in die Geschichte des Islams (BEGI)
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