125 More Arabic Scientific Manuscripts in the Qatar Digital Library

125 More Arabic Scientific Manuscripts in the Qatar Digital Library

"The second phase of the British Library/Qatar Foundation Partnership digitisation project has now come to a successful close. You can find lists of the 80 manuscripts digitised during the first phase of the project here and here, and as we enter the project’s third phase, we are delighted to present an overview and complete list of the 125 Arabic scientific manuscripts digitised during the second phase..."

See also: Alphabetical List of Open Access Islamic Manuscripts Collections

DOHA - Doha Online Historical Atlas

DOHA - Doha Online Historical Atlas

The Origins of Doha is a UCL Qatar research project, supported by the Qatar National Research Fund and aims to explore the foundation and historic growth of Doha, its transformation to a modern city, and the lives and experiences of its people, through a combination of archaeological investigation, historical research and oral testimony. 

This interactive web resource presents some of the project's research, tracing of the changing physical extent and urban configuration of Al Bidda and Doha through time, using historic maps, photographs, historic building recording and the excavation of archaeological deposits. 

This website was made possible by NPRP grant no. 5-421-6-010 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. - See more at: http://www.spatialheritage.org/doha/#sthash.i5ylTfHK.dpuf

Open Access Journal: Journal of Georgetown University-Qatar Middle Eastern Studies Student Association

Journal of Georgetown University-Qatar Middle Eastern Studies Student Association
ISSN: 2311-8148

The Middle Eastern Studies Student Association academic journal serves to voice undergraduate research focusing on issues that are pivotal to Middle Eastern affairs. Striving to foster and enhance undergraduate research, this journal enables students to present their work and facilitates a breadth and depth of discussion about respective economic, political and social affairs in this pulsating region of the world.

• • Issue 2015 - Narrowing the gap: conversations between governing and the governed
    1 – 12
    
• • Issue 2014 - Globalization and the Middle East: Youth, Media & Resources
    1 – 9
    
   

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Open Access Manuscripts: Waqfiyyat ash-Shaykh 'Alî b. 'Abdallâh b. Qâsim Âl Thânî

Manuscripts of the Waqfiyyat ash-Shaykh 'Alî b. Abdallâh b. Qâsim Âl Thânî
Two manuscripts so far:

Jalâl ad-Dîn 'Abd ar-Rahmân as-Suyûtî: Tanwîr al-hawâlik 'alâ muwatta' al-imâm Mâlik.
Muhammad b. Idrîs ash-Shâfi'î: ar-Risâla.

Alphabetical List of Open Access Islamic Manuscripts Collections

Open Access Journal: CIRS E-Bulletin

CIRS E-Bulletin

Newsletters of the Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar

ISSN 2072-7488

The tenth edition of the CIRS Newsletter describes the research center's most recent activities, lectures, and academic publications. The newsletter also highlights Georgetown faculty research projects.

The ninth edition of the CIRS Newsletter highlights the latest CIRS academic publications as well as the launch of an Arabic-language series. This edition also reports on Georgetown faculty research and a variety of other CIRS scholarly initiatives.

The eighth edition of the CIRS Newsletter reports on all of CIRS activities over the Spring 2009-2010 period. Highlights include Thomas Friedman's Distinguished Lecture, CIRS Working Group meetings, and GU-Qatar faculty spotlights.

The seventh edition of the CIRS Newsletter provides an overview of CIRS activities during Fall 2009. It highlights Georgetown SFS-Qatar faculty research, CIRS events, scholarship initiatives and publications, and working group meetings.

The sixth edition of the CIRS Newsletter, published in June 2009, features Georgetown SFS-Qatar faculty research, articles detailing CIRS lectures and events, and highlights CIRS research initiatives such as the Migrant Labor in the Gulf Cooperation Council working group project.

The fifth edition of the CIRS Newsletter was published in March 2009 and highlights research by Georgetown SFS-Qatar faculty, the Distinguished Lecture by Hanan Ashrawi, the second phase of the International Relations of the Gulf working group meetings, and various academic and scholarly programs.

The fourth issue of the CIRS Newsletter, published in December 2008, highlights the activities conducted by CIRS during Fall 2008. This issue introduces readers to the new CIRS website, the first phase of the International Relations of the Gulf working group meetings, and spotlights on SFS-Qatar faculty.

The third issue of the CIRS Newsletter was published in March 2008. In this issue, CIRS reports on its MUN 2008 and Global Media and War conferences, and a lecture by Dr. John Esposito. In addition, it highlights the work of SFS-Qatar professors Ganesh Seshan and Ibrahim Oweiss.

The second issue of the CIRS Newsletter, published in January 2008, contains summaries of lectures by Drs. Seikaly, Wasserman, Sonbol and Laude, as well as reports on CIRS' panels on the Environment and on America and the Middle East.

The first issue of the CIRS Newsletter was published in September 2007. It highlighted the American Arts Festival, CIRS research, and Mehran Kamrava's lecture on the US and Iran.

Alphabetical List of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies

Open Access Journal: Perspectives in International Librarianship

Perspectives in International Librarianship

Editor-in-chief: Ellen Sayed
ISSN:2219-8962
Perspectives in International Librarianship provides a technologically advanced, online, open-access forum on a wide array of topics in the arena of international librarianship, fostering a deeper understanding of our commonalities and how the practice of librarianship may differ around the world.


Available Issues

• Volume 2011
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• Volume 2010
  1 – 5
  

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New Open Access Journal: Tassmeem

Tassmeem
ISSN: 2221-9048

Aims & Scope:
Tassmeem is a refereed, open access, international design journal that provides a multi-modal forum for the exchange of ideas and findings on all aspects of creative research. The aim of Tassmeem is to publish high quality, thought-provoking, original research that engages in the evolving scholarship of design. The journal has a special interest in research related to, or about, the Middle East, and in particular, to design research that addresses modernization and the preservation of traditions, economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship.

We accept research submissions in all media formats including text, image, audio and video.

Tassmeem encompasses, but is not limited to, the following areas:

- Creativity and innovation
- Design education and pedagogy
- Design theory, criticism and history
- Sustainability
- Applied design
- Design methodology
- Interdisciplinary design
- Experimental design
- The practice of design
- Global/Local design

Tassmeem is published with QScience.com under an open access model, assigning Creative Commons licenses to all works, meaning the author retains copyright on their work.

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Open Access Journal: Contemporary Islamic Studies

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Open Access Journal: Near and Middle Eastern Journal of Research in Education

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