Cultural Heritage without Borders, CHwB, is Swedish Non-governmental organization working to preserve cultural monuments endangered in various ways.The Organization was founded in April, 1995, in the spirit of the Hague Convention from 1954 to lend international support to cultural heritage at risk of being destroyed whether as a result of natural disasters, war or neglect because of poverty or political and social conditions.The Founders of CHwB are leading representatives from the areas of politics, culture, the arts, as well as academics and professionals in the field of cultural heritage. The committee of CHwB consists of nine members. Six of them are appointed by the National Heritage Board, the Swedish Association of Architects, the ICOMOS and the ICOM, and other three are appointed by the committee itself.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Cultural Heritage without Borders, CHwB
Cultural Heritage without Borders, CHwB
AMIR to go dark I/18/2012
AMIR will join the Internet Archive, Wikipedia and others in going dark January 18th in protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate.
You can read a very good list of reasons to oppose SOPA and PIPA here, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Like some other blogger based websites AMIR will be using the following script from the morning of 18 January until the morning of January 19, 2012.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://js.sopablackout.org/sopablackout.js"></script>
Others are welcome to use it.
You can read a very good list of reasons to oppose SOPA and PIPA here, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Like some other blogger based websites AMIR will be using the following script from the morning of 18 January until the morning of January 19, 2012.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://js.sopablackout.org/sopablackout.js"></script>
Others are welcome to use it.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Open Access Journal: ACKU bulletin.
ACKU bulletin.Publisher: Kabul : Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University, 2006-
Frequency: Monthly
"The ACKU Monthly Bulletin is posted each month. It lists new acquisitions by sector. It also contains an archive section with early documents going back to the 1930s. Each entry includes complete information on the documents according to the US Library of Congress Classification number used in the online catalogue."Bulletins for the Year 2011
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Diarna: Mapping Mizrahi Heritage
Diarna: Mapping Mizrahi Heritage
Diarna is an initiative of Digital Heritage Mapping, a 501c3 non-profit organization using technology to map and preserve cultural heritage sites around the world. “Diarna” means “our homes” in Judeo-Arabic, a version of Arabic mixed with Hebrew spoken by Jews across the Middle East in numerous local dialects. Read an overview article about Diarna in AJS Perspectives, the magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Open Access Manuscripts Collection: National Library of Republic of Bulgaria.
Manuscripts at the National Library of Republic of Bulgaria.
Arabic Manuscripts
"This collection contains nearly 3 200 manuscripts. The digitalization of these documents will be a long-term activity, because of the big size of the collection. At the beginning have been selected earlier manuscripts and rarely seen works in different subjects: Kitab al-Yamini (OR K1) from al-Utbi (XI century) and Shakaik al-Numaniya - copy from the beginning of XI century (OR 801) - hadiths, Sharh al-Luma according to a grammar (OR 1863), Diwan of al-Mutanabbi (OR 2491) and Diwan Ibn Sabit (OR 2488) - poetry, Audah al-masalik (OR 2643) - geography, Miscellany of religious works (OR 492)."
Persian Manuscripts
"This collection includes nearly 120 manuscripts. The copies, selected for digitalization, are in the field of fiction: Timur-nama (OR 994), Ibtida-nama (OR 188), Baharistan (OR 1127) and Sunbulistan (OR 1868) and a work on astronomy – Zidj-i Yamini (OR 1750)."
Arabic Manuscripts
"This collection contains nearly 3 200 manuscripts. The digitalization of these documents will be a long-term activity, because of the big size of the collection. At the beginning have been selected earlier manuscripts and rarely seen works in different subjects: Kitab al-Yamini (OR K1) from al-Utbi (XI century) and Shakaik al-Numaniya - copy from the beginning of XI century (OR 801) - hadiths, Sharh al-Luma according to a grammar (OR 1863), Diwan of al-Mutanabbi (OR 2491) and Diwan Ibn Sabit (OR 2488) - poetry, Audah al-masalik (OR 2643) - geography, Miscellany of religious works (OR 492)."
Persian Manuscripts
"This collection includes nearly 120 manuscripts. The copies, selected for digitalization, are in the field of fiction: Timur-nama (OR 994), Ibtida-nama (OR 188), Baharistan (OR 1127) and Sunbulistan (OR 1868) and a work on astronomy – Zidj-i Yamini (OR 1750)."
Iran Chamber Society
Iran Chamber Society
"In the absence of a well-documented, comprehensive and permanent source of information on Iran, or formerly and widely known as Persia, that can accommodate many viewers' needs and wishes we decided to create a source, which could provide information on all aspects of Iranian/Persian history, art and culture. Therefore, in compliance with the needs of those who are concerned with Iran/Persia and its issues, in April 2001 "Iran Chamber Society" was founded as a non-partisan and non-profit organization with the aim to promote Iranian culture and history. By actively publicizing historical and cultural findings and issues in a format that is accessible for the world community at large, Iran Chamber Society aims to create a global awareness about Iranian society and eradicate the misunderstandings and misconceptions about Iranian society, and to play an educational role as well."
Culture of Iran
Cultural issues, Festivals, Rituals, Ceremonies and Related articles.
Fotgotten and today's Religions, History of Religious Minorities; Related articles.
Modern and Ancient Iranian Visual Arts, Artists & their works, Photography, Painting, Calligraphy, Pottery, Sculpture, Dance and Related articles.
Biographies and Related articles.
Biographies; Classical & contemporary literary works and ...
Classical and Contemporary Arts, Carpet, Fine Arts & Glassware and more.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Revolution in the Arab World: The Long View
Research paper from the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University.
"In Revolution in the Arab World: The Long View, CCAS presents recent analysis of the historical context and events making up the Arab Spring. Themes covered in this collection include the prospects Arab states have to institutionalize their achievements, the vulnerability of various Arab authoritarian states to uprisings similar to those in Tunisia and Egypt, and counter strategies authoritarian regimes are using to resist, contain, and co-opt the protests."
See other CCAS papers at: http://ccas.georgetown.edu/research/papers/
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