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Browsing Near Eastern Studies by Type "article"
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About the Waguih Ghali Collection
(2020)This document provides an overview of the Waguih Ghali Unpublished Papers collection, including background and origin of the collection, information about the digitization project that produced the archive, and a table of ... -
'The Inimitable Rose’, being Qur’anic saj‘ from Surat al-Duhâ to Surat al-Nâs (Q. 93–114) in English rhyming prose
(2006)An attempt to apply the principles of saj' (rhyming, rhythmic prose) to English translations of the last 22 suras of the Qur'an. -
Khidr: The History of an Ubiquitous Master
(1996)An essay on the history of the character (Khidr) who appears in ch. 18 of the Qur'an -
Proximity, Resemblance, Sidebars and Clusters: Ibn al-Nadim’s Organizational Principles in Fihrist 3.3
(2010-12)The Kitāb al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadīm (d. 380/990), one of the most important bio-bibliographical works in Arabic, is an invaluable source for the study of the first four centuries of Arabic writerly culture and of medieval ... -
Referencing the Qur’an: A Proposal, with Illustrative Translations and Discussion
(2007)A proposal to standardize referencing the Qur’an, and translations of suras 1, 36, 76 -
Seeking Refuge from Evil: The Power and Portent of the Closing Chapters of the Qur’an
(Edinburgh University Press, 2002)Chapters 113 and 114 of the Quran are frequently described as a pair. This article reviews the ways in which they are similar and proposew ways in which they are different. -
Travel in the Medieval Islamic World: The Importance of Patronage as Illustrated by ‘Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi (and other littérateurs)
(2004)Discussion of travel in the Middle Ages has typically focused on pilgrimage, travel in search of knowledge, or adventure. This article draws attention to patronage as an important, understudied, motivator of travel. It ...
