#DhivehiArchives Double-pages from a 255-year old manuscript with pages illuminated with traditional Maldivian patterns, belonging to King Muhammad Ghiyasuddeen (reigned 1766-1774 CE). It is a collection of praise poems for the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

We have recently added 18 manuscripts from our Malay and Javanese collections to our Digital Library for free online viewing. Read our latest blogpost to find out more and we hope you enjoy exploring these manuscript treasures! royalasiaticsociety.org/new-additions-…

Pameran "Oceans that Speak" di Muzium Kesenian Islam Malaysia akan berakhir 15 Jun ini. Dapatkan juga Dewan Budaya edisi April 2025 untuk memahami isi kandungan pameran ini di dalam artikel bertajuk “Samudera Berbicara: Menelusuri Seni Islam, Era Kolonialisme, dan Dunia Melayu”.

Cartoon of an opium den (or 'chandu khana') in Lucknow, published in The Oudh Punch in March,1877. The scene depicts the 4 ways in which opium was consumed. 'Afiunchis' (opium users) had their own argot & many terms related to smoking it were of Malay origin (like 'chandu').

Catalog of Southeast Asian Kitabs of Sophia University, Third and Expanded Edition, 2025, is open access and can be downloaded: digital-archives.sophia.ac.jp/repository/vie…

Gül-i Muhammedî ﷺ. The central rose contains the name of the Beloved ﷺ. The leaves surrounding the rose are inscribed with the names of the ten companions of the Prophet ﷺ who were promised Jannah during their lifetimes.

Writing Arabic A Practical Introduction to Ruq'ah Script T. F. Mitchell. Oxford Univ Pr, 1979 archive.org/details/Ruqaa PDF 🎯 archive.org/download/Ruqaa…

Malay Village (1910s) Postcard

If you are in Singapore on 3 August 2025, I will be talking to the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society at the ACM on 'Ming Ceramics for the Islamic Market: ‘Ninefold circle’ Plates with Arabic Script' seaceramic.org.sg/event/ming-cer…

Among the various project outputs is this forthcoming book by Ibrar Bhatt, PhD and Heng Wang (王恒), now available for pre-order for your libraries. bloomsbury.com/uk/heritage-li… Check it out..

Horrifying report of the long-term environmental damage done by Israeli genocidaires in Gaza: Nearly all trees destroyed; All coastal waters polluted; Debris with asbestos and other pollutants everywhere; Pollutants leeching into groundwater sources. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…

The last thing I expected to come across today was a Quran recitation by Um Kulthoom

There are not only inscriptions from Southern Vietnam in Sanskrit, but also in Cham language. The Đông Yên Châu inscription is the oldest in any Austronesian language, and the fun part is - if you studied basic Malay, you can recognise a lot of it! 🤩 Urāng, dengan, di, etc.

Dapatkan Dewan Budaya bulan September di Shopee atau kedai buku berhampiran anda! Saya mengulas Syair Mekah dan Madinah dari koleksi Royal Asiatic Society [RAS Maxwell Malay 043] dalam keluaran bulan ini. #dewanbudaya #dbp

Teringat cerita P. Ramlee …

I took this photo few weeks before the war, never imagining it would be our last celebration. Refaat savored this piece of cake because it reminded him of a favorite he used to enjoy at Secret Recipe shop in #Malaysia. You are still here bro, I can feel it. Happy birthday. On

I came across this fascinating article on Istakhri’s Kitab Masalik al-Mamalik (Book of Roads and Kingdoms), a tenth-century work. The maps mark key Palestinian cities—Ascalon, Jaffa, Acre, Ramla, Gaza, Hebron, Jerusalem, Jericho, and Tiberias. Glad, we’ve the same version too!

Retired professor VK Tripathi leaves his home in India’s New Delhi every day to hand out flyers about Israel's genocide in Gaza. Despite criticism and confrontations, he says he won’t stop speaking out against injustice.

Iranian animated film "Amir Hamza the Lover and the Dancing Zebra (1977)" , which is based on a folk legend, follows a Persian prince's quest to save his beloved, a princess transformed into a zebra by demonic magic. The short film by legendary Iranian animator Noureddin