Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.
Introduction In the middle Nile Valley—the region extending from present-day Aswan in southern Egypt to northern Sudan—Christian Nubian kingdoms flourished … Continue reading The Database of Medieval Nubian Texts: A Digital Foundation for the Study of Medieval African Literate Culture
Introduction Many of the fields of study here on The Digital Orientalist rely heavily on images hosted online. In textual … Continue reading Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide
This contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities) … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers
This is a guest post by Mona Hassan Ahmed Sawy. Over the past decade, Coptic studies, in all its branches—language, … Continue reading Digital Coptic Studies: Where Do We Stand—and Where Do We Go Next?
This post is the second part of a conversation between Ephrem A. Ishac and David Michaelson on the state of … Continue reading Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (2)
Between October and November 2025, Prof. David Michelson served as a visiting fellow at the Institute for Medieval Research (IMAFO) … Continue reading Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (1)
This article was written by Contributor for Northeast Asian Studies, Brian Tsz Ho Wong, and Guest Contributor, Curtis Sai Hung … Continue reading The Hong Kong Chinese Merchants Collection: An Introduction and its Potential Applications
In my first Editor’s Digest in December 2024, I summarised the posts of the Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies team published between … Continue reading Editor’s Digest April 2026: Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies
This is a guest post by Abdulqadir K Haidermota. This post is the second of a two-part series. The first … Continue reading The Affective Algorithm: Mapping the Emotional Architecture of Fatimid Geniza Petitions (Part 2)
This is a guest post by Abdulqadir K Haidermota. Introduction: The Affective Engine of the State ‘Recently the slave was … Continue reading The Affective Algorithm: Mapping the Emotional Architecture of Fatimid Geniza Petitions (Part 1)