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.
In this post our Arabo-Islamic Studies editor Maxim digs deeper into searching full-text Arabic corpora, comparing Shamela with Elkirtasse. He shows us … Continue reading Never Trust Al-Shamila Search Results☝️
In this post I will respond to some points raised by Titus Nemeth. I already discussed his rhetoric so I … Continue reading Digital Printing of Arabic: The Problem Revisited
After having defined the problem, and having seen a solution, let us now familiarize ourselves with a bad example. Much … Continue reading Digital Printing of Arabic: Mushaf Qatar
In this series, we will consider how Arabic is and could be represented in a digital world. Our first, and … Continue reading Digital Printing of Arabic: Mushaf Muscat
Representing Arabic script on a computer has been problematic from the very beginning. In this series, we shall explore some … Continue reading Digital Printing of Arabic: explaining the problem
The Digital Orientalist presents… a new way of painlessly typing Arabic on a Mac! After the success of the keyboard … Continue reading Improved Keyboard Layout for Mac!
Fuzzy Arabic Dictionary allows you to simply type the Arabic word you want in an over-simple form in Latin script, and it … Continue reading Typing and transliterating Arabic: an online solution
Typing or transliterating Arabic on a PC has been a bane for decades. I am happy to share with you keyboard layouts … Continue reading The Digital Orientalist’s Keyboard Layouts (Windows and Mac)
One nifty digital dictionary for Arabic-English and English-Arabic is provided by Aratools, at http://www.aratools.com You can use it for free online, … Continue reading Aratools Arabic-English Dictionary
Lane’s Arabic – English Lexicon, has been unequaled since 1863, despite the fact that it only runs to qāf. Roots that … Continue reading Lane’s Lexicon Online
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