The Specialised Information Service Asia has licensed the database “Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996” of the provider Readex for German research.… Read more
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Ottoman Documents from the Franciscan Monastery
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Fojnica: Osmanski dokumenti iz arhiva Franjevačkog samostana
Bosnia was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1463, and with it the Franciscan monastery of the Holy Spirit of Fojnica, founded in the 14th century.
Due to its eventful history, the … Read more
Online Publications of the Iranian National Library
The National Library of Iran (NLAI) has launched numerous publications online. A one-time registration with a valid e-mail address is required. In case of problems with the registration a short request in Persian or English can be sent to sana@nlai.ir… Read more
Persian Scholarly Collection Becomes a DFG Project
In September 2018 the University and State Library Saxony-Anhalt (ULB) received the extensive private library of the Iranian-born scholar Ali-Reza Rahbar from Bonn. We had reported about it in our newsletter and here on our web portal.
The ULB … Read more
Journal from the United Arab Emirates new in our Holdings
Almawrouth
A new addition to our collection from the MENA region is „al-Maurūṯ“ (الموروث / Almawrouth / Almourooth). This quarterly journal focuses on art and culture in the Arabic world.… Read more
Online Review of MENAdoc
The Orientalist Torsten Wollina reviewed our open access collection MENAdoc for the online magazine HAZINE.
Titled “Yes, you should use MENAdoc and here’s why and how”, he describes in detail what the repository has to offer to the international academic … Read more
Imperial Norms and Local Realities
Imperial Norms and Local Realities: The Ottoman Municipal Laws and the Municipality of Beirut (1860-1908)
Volume 105 of the Beiruter Texte und Studien by Malek Sharif is now available in open access on MENAdoc.
Malek Sharif revises … Read more