Islam Ansiklopedisi
(not identical to the Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Open Access Encyclopedia: The Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project
The Bahá'í Encyclopedia Project
hat tip to Stephen Lambden
The Bahá’í Encyclopedia Project has the goal of producing a reliable, comprehensive, current, and easy-to-use encyclopedic reference work covering a wide range of Bahá’í subjects.
hat tip to Stephen Lambden
The Bahá’í Encyclopedia Project has the goal of producing a reliable, comprehensive, current, and easy-to-use encyclopedic reference work covering a wide range of Bahá’í subjects.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Administrative
AMIR has been in operation now for four and a half months. During that time the email subscribers list had grown to 200 addresses and the list of Open Access Journals has grown to more than 250 titles. All told we have posted 419 individual entries.
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New Open Access Journal: Shi'a Studies
Shi'a Studies
New quarterly magazine of the Centre for Islamic Shi'a Studies (CISS).
No. 1 (April-June 2011)
Also see the alphabetical list of open access journals in Middle Eastern Studies.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Arabic Dictionary: al-Azharî, Tahdhîb al-lugha
al-Azharî, Tahdhîb al-lugha
Scanned version (low quality) from almostafa.info
Working pdf-edition in 5 volumes:
تهذيب اللغه-1-الازهري
zipped word-files from almeshkat.com resp. shamela.ws
Scanned version (low quality) from almostafa.info
Working pdf-edition in 5 volumes:
تهذيب اللغه-1-الازهري
تهذيب اللغه-2-الازهري
تهذيب اللغه-3-الازهري
تهذيب اللغه-4-الازهري
تهذيب اللغه-5-الازهري
zipped word-files from almeshkat.com resp. shamela.ws
Egypt in Transition - Chatham House Workshop Report
Chatham House Workshop Report, April 2011
This paper is a summary of discussions that took place at a workshop held in Cairo in March 2011, six weeks after the former president, Hosni Mubarak, was forced to resign in the face of mass protests against his rule.
This paper is a summary of discussions that took place at a workshop held in Cairo in March 2011, six weeks after the former president, Hosni Mubarak, was forced to resign in the face of mass protests against his rule.
The workshop brought together a group of Egyptian activists, opposition party members, journalists and representatives of civil society organizations from across the political spectrum with a small number of UK policy-makers to discuss Egypt's changing political landscape and its relations with the UK and the West.
Key findings that emerged included:
- Egyptians feel that in the post-Mubarak era they have an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the political landscape.
- Challenges that will be faced include increasing political awareness at the grassroots; connecting activists and the political elite to the needs of marginalized populations, especially in rural areas; and encouraging/enabling a fragmented opposition to coalesce into coherent groups.
- The military's role in politics is seen as problematic and it should be replaced by a civilian government as soon as possible.
- The Mubarak era has left a bitter legacy in Egypt's relations with the West, as most Egyptians perceive Western governments to have been supporters of his rule; Western policy-makers will have to make serious efforts to build relationships of trust with the new political actors in Egypt.
See also: Middle East and North Africa Programme reports
Monday, April 18, 2011
Open Access Journal: The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (EJRS)
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (EJRS)
The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences is a peer reviewed journal under the responsibility of the National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS). It aims at publishing quality research scientific articles that will cover all aspects of remote sensing and its applications in different subject areas such as: geology, mineral exploration, hydrogeology, geomorphology, planetary geology, soil sciences, agriculture, space archeology, surveying, urban planning, environment, engineering geology, image and signal processing, coastal research and space sciences.
Articles should be concise, innovative and of interest to a broad spectrum of readers.
Open Access Journal: Encuentro Islamo-Cristiano
Encuentro Islamo-Cristiano
ISSN: 1888-7171
ISSN: 1888-7171
Encuentro nació al impulso de tres motivos: la importancia indiscutible del Islam con más de 1400 millones de seguidores; la exhoración al diálogo y a la colaboración con el Islam del Concilio Vaticano II y la impronta de los más de ocho siglos de presencia musulmana, en un encuentro que hicieron de al-Andalus una de las cumbres de la civilización mundial y el lugar que hizo posible una de las más sorprendentes transformaciones vitalizadoras del saber humano.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Filāḥa Texts Project
Filāḥa Texts Project
The purpose of the Filāḥa Texts Project is to publicise and elucidate the written works collectively known as the Kutub al-Filāḥa or ‘Books of Husbandry’ compiled by Arab, especially Andalusi, agronomists mainly between the 10th and 14th centuries (see Authors & Works). These systematic and detailed manuals of agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry have been sadly neglected and remain largely unknown in the Anglophone world - apart from some of the Yemeni works they have never been translated into English. They not only provide primary source material for the understanding of what has been called the ‘Islamic Green Revolution’ but constitute a rich body of knowledge concerning a traditional system of husbandry which is as valid today as it was a thousand years ago and has much relevance to future sustainable agriculture. See Introduction.
The Filāḥa texts are preserved in some 240 manuscripts scattered in libraries and institutions in 40 different cities, mainly in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. See Map of Holding Institutions.
© PRINCETON UNIVERITY LIBRARYArabic botanical treatise. Unknown author and date.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Open Access Series: Crown Papers
"The Crown Papers are double-blind peer-reviewed monographs covering a wide-range of scholarship on the Middle East, including works of history, economics, politics, and anthropology."Crown Papers
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Open Access Journal: CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE: A Magazine covering the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
CHALLENGE is a leftist magazine focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within a global context. Published in Tel Aviv, it features political analysis, investigative reporting, interviews, eye-witness reports, gender studies, arts, and more. Its editorial staff includes Jews and Arabs. Challenge is part of a network includingAl Sabar (in Arabic) and
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Jordanian National Heritage Documentation and Management System
MEGA-Jordan: The National Heritage Documentation and Management System
A State-of-the-Art System for Jordan’s Archaeological Sites
MEGA-Jordan is a purpose-built geographic information system (GIS) to inventory and manage archaeology sites at a national level. It has been developed using state-of-the-art technology and requires no more than basic computer skills to enter site and site element boundaries and buffer zones; site details such as condition, threats, and other monitoring updates; and to print out detailed, up-to-date reports on Jordan’s vast number of archaeological sites. The system, in both Arabic and English, is web-based and will standardize and centralize data throughout the Kingdom.
Tutorials
Open Access Encyclopedia: Jewish Encyclopedia
"This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
This online version contains the unedited contents of the original encyclopedia. Since the original work was completed almost 100 years ago, it does not cover a significant portion of modern Jewish History (e.g., the creation of Israel, the Holocaust, etc.)."
Open Access Encyclopedia: al-Mawsû'a al-fiqhiyya
"(...) the most successful of a series of Islamic law encyclopaedias. (...) a cross between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia. The main entries consist of digests of various areas of Islamic law. Some of the articles are monographic in length. The exposition is synthetic - the law of each [sunnite, AN] school is not treated in seperate sections." Aron Zysow, in: Aptin Khanbaghi (ed.): Encyclopedias about Muslim Civilisations (2009), p. 18
scanned in pdf-files on the internet archive
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Open Access Journal: Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
Hakemli bir dergi olan Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 11 yıldır yayın hayatına devam etmektedir. Yılda Mayıs ve Aralık olmak üzere iki sayı olarak çıkan dergimiz TÜBİTAK, ULAKBİM tarafından taranmaktadır. Ayrıca uluslararası bir indeks olan MLA International Biblography tarafından da taranmakla uluslararası bir niteliğe sahip olmuştur. Dergimiz, sosyal bilimlerin; tarih, sosyoloji, felsefe, filoloji, coğrafya, arkeoloji, sanat tarihi, hukuk, siyaset bilimi, uluslararası ilişkiler, iktisat ve güzel sanatlar gibi bir çok alanında yerli ve yabancı araştırmacıların Türkçe ve diğer dillerdeki çalışmalarına yer vererek, bu çalışmaları akademik camianın katkısına ve tartışmasına sunmayı amaç edinmiştir. Dergimiz, 2009 Aralık Sayısı'ndan itibaren yayın hayatına hem basılı hem de elektronik ortamda devam edecektir.
Open Access Series: Stop Killing and Stoning Women (SKSW) Publications: Policy Briefing Series I
Stop Killing and Stoning Women (SKSW) Publications: Policy Briefing Series I
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- No Justice in Justifications: Violence Against Women in the Name of Culture, Religion and Tradition
Shaina GreiffThis paper gives a general overview of discourses on culture, tradition, and/or religion that are used to justify, and therefore perpetuate, specific manifestations of VAW in our focal countries, as well as local methods to counter such arguments. While recognising that culture and religion can be empowering for, and central to, both individual and collective identities, this article will look at the misuse of these discourses for the purpose of sanctioning impunity for perpetrators and silencing dissenters. This discussion concludes with recommendations for activists, scholars, and policy makers.
- Stoning is Not our Culture: A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights and Religious Discourses in Iran and Nigeria
Rochelle Terman & Mufuliat FijabiSince stoning is implemented differently in different contexts, this paper presents two case studies - Iran and Nigeria - in order to examine the issue in a comparative perspective. These case studies detail the specific ways in which stoning arises, as well as how local activists work to eliminate stoning in their own countries. We conclude with specific recommendations to policy makers and civil society.
- Criminalizing Sexuality: Zina laws as Violence against Women in Muslim Contexts
Ziba Mir HosseiniThis paper shows how zina laws and the criminalization of consensual sexual activity can also be challenged from within Islamic legal tradition. Far from mutually opposed, approaches from Islamic studies, feminism and human rights perspectives can be mutually reinforcing, particularly in mounting an eff ective campaign against revived zina laws. By exploring the intersections between religion, culture and law that legitimate violence in the regulation of sexuality, the paper aims to contribute to the development of a contextual and integrated approach to the abolition of zina laws, thereby broadening the scope of the debate over concepts and strategies of the SKSW Campaign.
Open Access Journal: Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) Newsletters
"Women Living Under Muslim Laws is an international solidarity network that provides information, support and a collective space for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam."
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) Newsletters
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Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) Newsletters
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Open Access Journal: Library and Information Research Journal
Library and Information Research Journal Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran)
این مجله از مجله مطالعات تربيتي و روان شناسي تفکیک شده است و بطور تخصصی در حوزه کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی مقالات علمی- پژوهشی نویسندگان محترم را می پذیرد.
Vol 10, No 2 (1388) پاييز- شماره 21
Vol 8, No 3 (1386) زمستان -شماره 17
Vol 7, No 1 (1385) تابستان- شماره 13
Vol 5, No 2 (1383) پاييز-شماره 10
Open Access Journal: Türk Kütüphaneciliği
Türk Kütüphaneciliği - Turkish Librarianship - [continuing Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği Bülteni]
ISSN: 1300-0039
ISSN: 1300-0039
Türk Kütüphaneciliği, Türk Kütüphaneciler Derneği’nin resmi yayın organıdır. Dergide bilgi ve belge yönetimine ilişkin sorunları inceleyen ve çözüm önerileri sunan Türkçe veya İngilizce özgün bilimsel (hakemli) yazılar, görüşler, okuyucu mektupları, tanıtım yazıları, çeviri yazıları, haberler ve mesleki toplantı duyurularına yer verilmektedir. Dergide yayımlanan makaleler "Türkiye Makaleler Bibliyografyası", "Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA)" ve "TÜBİTAK-ULAKBİM Sosyal Bilimler Veri Tabanı" (SBVT)’nda indekslenmektedir. Yazılarda belirtilen düşünce ve görüşlerden yazar(lar)ı sorumludur. Gönderilen yazılar Yayın Kurulu ve Yazı Değerlendirme Kurulu’nun incelemesinden geçer.
Türk Kütüphaneciliği (Turkish Librarianship) is the quarterly journal of the Turkish Librarians’ Association. It is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original scientific (refereed) articles, opinion papers, reader letters, reviews, translations, news and professional meetings on information management in Turkish and in English. Articles that appear in Türk Kütüphaneciliği are indexed in the "Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA)", "Bibliography of Articles in Turkish Periodicals" and "TÜBİTAK-ULAKBİM Social Sciences Database".
Open Access Journal: PASSIA Bulletins
PASSIA Bulletins
See the Alphabetical list of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies
The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA), founded in March 1987, is a group of Palestine academics and intellectuals in Jerusalem.
English,
16 pages,
April 2007
NAKBA
The Process of Palestinian Dispossession
English,
24 pages,
May 2008
From the Files of 1948 Paintings and Stories Related Articles
Settlements and the Wall
English,
16 pages,
December 2004
Between Historical Heritage and Political Geography
قضية القدس بين الإرث التاريخي والجغرافية السياسية
Arabic, 16 pages, Dec. 2004
Palestinian Refugees
May 2004
[English]
(Updated Edtion)
Water
July 2002
[English]
Water
September 2002
[Arabic]
(New)
Jerusalem
June 2002
[English]
Jerusalem
May 2002
[Arabic]
Palestinian Refugees
May 2001
[English]Palestinian Refugees
May 2001
[Arabic]
Settlements
March 2001
[English]
Jerusalem
May 2000
[Arabic]
See the Alphabetical list of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies