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Category: Islamic Studies

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (3): Bridging Communities and Building the Future
HTR, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, New Post, OCR, Ottoman Studies

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (3): Bridging Communities and Building the Future

Introduction The first article of this series explored the general landscape of digital studies on Arabic script in France. The … Continue reading At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (3): Bridging Communities and Building the Future

The BADR Project (7th–21st c.) – A TEI-Based Approach to Premodern Islamic Texts
Islamic Studies, New Post, Visualization

The BADR Project (7th–21st c.) – A TEI-Based Approach to Premodern Islamic Texts

This article was written by guest contributor Adrien de Jarmy (University of Strasbourg) and Clarck Junior Membourou Moimecheme (Sorbonne Nouvelle … Continue reading The BADR Project (7th–21st c.) – A TEI-Based Approach to Premodern Islamic Texts

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (2) : A Brief History of Handwritten Arabic Text Recognition in France
AI, DH in General, HTR, Islamic Studies, New Post, OCR

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (2) : A Brief History of Handwritten Arabic Text Recognition in France

Introduction The first article of this series explored recent advances in the digital study of Arabic script in France in … Continue reading At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (2) : A Brief History of Handwritten Arabic Text Recognition in France

M-Classi: A Digital Tool for the Classification of Sciences in Islam and Beyond
Archiving, Digital Cartography, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, New Post, Ottoman Studies, Persian Studies

M-Classi: A Digital Tool for the Classification of Sciences in Islam and Beyond

Introduction A fundamental question in the history of science from antiquity to the premodern era is how people organized knowledge, … Continue reading M-Classi: A Digital Tool for the Classification of Sciences in Islam and Beyond

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France
DH in General, HTR, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France

As Dominique Stutzmann points out in an article for the renowned French media outlet L’Histoire in 2017, paleography has undergone … Continue reading At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France

A Postcard from the World of Print: Algeria’s Place in the Digital Humanities
African Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, New Post, Online Resources, Theory

A Postcard from the World of Print: Algeria’s Place in the Digital Humanities

How does Algeria fit into the world of digital humanities? First, we have to determine what we mean, when we … Continue reading A Postcard from the World of Print: Algeria’s Place in the Digital Humanities

Video Games and the Humanities: A Call for Scholarly Games
DH in Practice, Islamic Studies, New Post, Ottoman Studies

Video Games and the Humanities: A Call for Scholarly Games

Last spring I wrote a post on why video games should be considered valued tools for teaching non-Western narratives of … Continue reading Video Games and the Humanities: A Call for Scholarly Games

Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript
DH in General, DH in Practice, Iranian Studies, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Textual Analysis

Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript

The rise of digital humanities has revolutionized scholarly pursuits, particularly in literature, where the accessibility of digital images of manuscripts … Continue reading Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023
DH in General, DH in Practice, Events & Conferences, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Ottoman Studies, Social Media

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023

The 29th International Congress of Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO) took place in cooperation with the “Turkologentag 2023 — Fourth … Continue reading Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023

Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments
DH in General, DH in Practice, Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Software

Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments

Museums and collections of Islamic art around the world have dedicated a substantial part of their efforts and fundings to … Continue reading Uncovering Hidden Histories of Artifacts with Arches Platform: A Case Study of Persian Architectural Fragments

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