With the opening of our new Middle Eastern Library, we're organising activities at home and abroad. Like the #Workshop "Arabic manuscripts and how to read them" at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in #Cairo on 6-7 November. Register before 5 August! ➡️edu.nl/jrbjb

A poem, reflecting on the death of the scribe and the survival of their books. Appears at the end of several manuscripts by Ibrāhīm ibn Khidr, an 18th c. scribe-priest from Mosul (Iraq), commissioned by the Syriac Catholic Church to copy religious works for their new library.

Ringgit "mengganas" 2-3 hari ni. Kenapa ringgit naik begitu banyak lately vs USD, £, €, A$, Yuan. Tapi matawang Baht, Rupiah, Peso or even SGD tidak naik sangat. Jawapan: Because Bank Negara (BNM) did a great job. Keep reading to find out why. Bank Negara Malaysia

New Brill Series. I’m happy to announce that we have launched a new book series with Brill Publishers (Brill MidEast Africa). The series is called 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐈𝐓𝐇). The series welcomes contributions on all aspects of thought and the

✨We are thrilled to release the Call for Papers for our Michaelmas Term Programme! The theme for this series of workshops is "Constructing Identities."✨ See below for submission information/deadlines, or DM us for a plain-text version! We can't wait to read your abstracts ✨

Most Indians view India’s legal system as dysfunctional, and suspect its colonial roots are to blame for this. They believe colonial-era institutions, including laws, have persisted well past independence. This is due to political vested interests or the high cost of switching.

While the cause-effect connection of events in this thread should be taken with caution (as with all narratives), this is a concise and insightful window into events that have unfolded in Bangladesh in the past few months.

Call for papers for Thinking with Plants and Fungi Conference sponsored by Harvard Divinity's Center for the Study of World Religions to be held at Harvard Univ, May 15-17, 2025. Honorariums for selected speakers. Deadline Nov 4, 2024. cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news/2024/08/c…

Come and enjoy Cantopop with us! (Don’t worry: I won’t sing!) Hong Kong History Centre

So sad that I'll be missing this musical journey back in time. For those in the UK, don't miss this opportunity to have some egg tarts and listen to the one and only Allan Pang!!! (Don't be scared, he won't sing).

KU Leuven is hiring an anthropologist with regional expertise in Asia. Please see the call below, circulate widely, and apply! The call welcomes candidates with undergraduate/ postgraduates degrees obtained in Asia. Deadline, 28 February 2025 kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…

A letter from William Marsden in London to Thomas Stamford Raffles in Penang, 7 Jan 1809, on romanisation of Malay, pre-empting Library of Congress transliteration system for Arabic by nearly two centuries? British Library MSS Eur D742/2, via NLBSingapore nlb.gov.sg/main/book-deta…

The Center for Southeast Asia and its Diasporas is now accepting applications for the Gething and Keyes Awards for graduate student travel ‼️ Application deadline: Friday, Feb. 28 ‼️ More details: bit.ly/csead-funding UW Jackson School UW College of Arts & Sciences University of Washington UW Graduate School UW GPSS UW OMA&D

language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly

Historians usually attribute the origin of European colonialism in Asia and Africa to ethnicity of the actors or uneven power. “Origins of Colonialism” highlights the role of the environment.

My book was just sent to press! It'll be available in print end of July. Focusing mostly on Southeast Asia during the 20th c, the book develops an argument about how state-building can present headwinds for nation-building.

"The high visibility in Malaysia of the British Library's Malay collections owes much to one journalist: Zaharah Othman" - read my tribute in the SEALG blog: …theastasianlibrarygroup.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/wha…

Thanks! Copies available in India now