I am happy to announce that we started Phase 4 of our partnership with the British Library last month. This new 3.5-year phase will add to the Qatar Digital Library (QDL.qa) another 675,000 pages of historical material on the Gulf from the BL's collections.

For the start of Phase 4 of our partnership with the British Library, I recently visited the BL to scope historical records for the Qatar Digital Library, working with our fantastic BL colleagues.

This week's post: Translating #Piracy: On the origin of the Arabic words qurṣān/qarṣanah blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

"The Arabs’ stay in India led to an exchange of ideas and set the tone for political changes in both parts of the world." When Arab traders made a fortune in pearl trade in Bombay scroll.in/magazine/10289… via @TheNakhoda Scroll.in

CNN asked me to contribute to this short piece about Queen Elizabeth's ties with the royal and ruling families of the Middle East.

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A fascinating illustration of the deep historical ties of Kuwait (and the other GCC states) with India...

Next Tuesday, 14 February at 5 PM, I’ll be giving my inaugural lecture for the Ahmed Seddiqi Chair in Gulf and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Sharjah. In case you’re in Sharjah, my lecture will take place here: goo.gl/maps/8t1Chi8os…

Here is a short article about my inaugural lecture last month for the Ahmed Seddiqi Chair in Gulf and Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Sharjah. A link to a YouTube video of my talk appears at the end. mcmmediahub.aus.edu/index.php/2023…

If you missed my inaugural lecture for the Ahmed Seddiqi Chair in Gulf and Middle Eastern Studies in February, you can watch it here 😊

Come to the American University of Sharjah on April 25 for a talk by Dr Clemens Chay from the National University of Singapore! Details below...

...and here it is! tandfonline.com/toc/rjab20/13/…

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