"Is the Quran (perfectly) preserved?" is a question I get a lot. I'm never sure how to answer this, or why I am considered the person to ask. This is obviously a question of faith, not something that can be known as an absolute truth. Against better judgment, a small thread.

I encourage early-career professors and others with a strong interest in religion and law to consider applying for our Center's 3-week summer program at Oxford. Thanks to some generous donors, we are able to offer full scholarships to many students. iclrs-ox.org/submit-applica…

The latest issue of /postmedieval/, ISLAMICATE FICTIONALITIES, brilliantly guest-edited by N. İpek Hüner Cora, Sam Lasman, & Rachel Schine, is finally published in full! link.springer.com/journal/41280/… #medievaltwitter

Such an fascinating talk by Joumana is @majnouna.com in the other place. Highly recommend watching...

Why does the water in wells drop at high tide and rise at low tide? How come your stomach is better at generating heat than the sun? I’m giving away a 2nd copy of my new book, THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW, to a UK person chosen at random from those retweeting this Michael O'Mara Books

Three attendance grants are available for this interesting course: islamicmanuscript.org/courses/arabic…

Earthquake disaster in Syria: Give what you can to help the White Helmets save lives whitehelmets.org/en/

Purim 2023 begins on the evening of 6th March, and here's the initial-word panel of Esther which is inhabited by dragons and other creatures. #Purim BL Add 15282; 14th century; Germany; f.307v BL_HebrewMSS Medieval Manuscripts

Please join us online for this exciting two-day symposium on Islamicate manuscripts. More info and Zoom registration here: ed.ac.uk/information-se…

The mostly-persian origin (with a bit of turkish) to reading dice digits in backgammon in some arabic dialects.

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Salaried PhD position for Persian speaker interested in performance traditions. Come work with me studying devotional drama through manuscript sources! Please share.

With deep sadness I share the news of the sudden passing of Professor Jaakko Hämeen Anttila, a great scholar, a great mentor - a huge loss.جایش خیلی خالی می شه helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finlan…

The nation’s primary wellspring of knowledge is out of commission. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

British airstrikes in Yemen must be met with popular opposition, argues Coll McCail. #Skotia | Coll McCail

🇵🇸 British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta is running for Glasgow University Rector. Ghassan is a Glasgow alumnus who has worked as a war surgeon in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, South Lebanon, and during the 4 wars in the Gaza Strip. (1/6)

#WorldHippoDay #Roman mosaic with hippopotamus on display in Naples Archaeological Museum. This is one of the Nile mosaics found in the House of the Faun in the ancient ruined Roman city of #Pompeii. #art

While we work to get our services fully back online, we’ve published some resources that may help you find what you’re looking for. Visit our Medieval Manuscripts blog to find alternative ways of working with our manuscripts: bit.ly/BLResourceMedi…

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