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Author: apjmallett

Virtual Reality from Mamluk-Period Cairo
Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Teaching, Visualization

Virtual Reality from Mamluk-Period Cairo

Several months ago, some of my colleagues in Japan launched an online portal through which it is possible to explore … Continue reading Virtual Reality from Mamluk-Period Cairo

The Divergence between Digital Humanities and Traditional Academic Fields: Some Initial Points
DH in General, Islamic Studies

The Divergence between Digital Humanities and Traditional Academic Fields: Some Initial Points

Several weeks ago, I had a discussion with a rather unhappy senior colleague about the current state of digital Islamic … Continue reading The Divergence between Digital Humanities and Traditional Academic Fields: Some Initial Points

Some Thoughts on Databases
DH in General, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Online Resources

Some Thoughts on Databases

The state of semi-lockdown in Japan, and with the universities and their libraries all closed, has allowed me some time … Continue reading Some Thoughts on Databases

Some Thoughts about Arabic-Script OCR
DH in General, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, OCR

Some Thoughts about Arabic-Script OCR

Recently, as a result of my current research project —an edition and translation of al-Maqrizi’s fifteenth-century chronicle al-Suluk for the Ayyubid period … Continue reading Some Thoughts about Arabic-Script OCR

Review: Among Digitized Manuscripts by L.W.C. van Lit (Leiden: Brill, 2020)
Coding, DH in General, Digitization, Islamic Studies, Online Resources

Review: Among Digitized Manuscripts by L.W.C. van Lit (Leiden: Brill, 2020)

For this post, I will be reviewing the new book Among Digitized Manuscripts by C. van Lit (Leiden: Brill, 2020), authored by … Continue reading Review: Among Digitized Manuscripts by L.W.C. van Lit (Leiden: Brill, 2020)

GSM: A Lesson for Beginners, by a Beginner
DH in General, Digital Cartography, Islamic Studies, Visualization

GSM: A Lesson for Beginners, by a Beginner

Composing a text for a website such as this requires a balancing act between the website’s likely readership. Some readers … Continue reading GSM: A Lesson for Beginners, by a Beginner

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