On The Square EP3- Umi’s Archive
In this episode of On The Square, Sapelo Square History Editor Zaheer Ali speaks with Sapelo Square Senior Editor and On The Square curator Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer about her latest work, Umi’s Archive. The…
Archives and Archival Sensibilities in Medieval Arabic Historiography
In the year 1256, the first Mamluk sultan Aybak endowed a Sunni law college in old Cairo named al-Mu‘izziyya, an institution built using high-quality masonry acquired from the dilapidated Rawḍa Citadel on the Nile. A…
Digital Resources and Projects – Archival Images
The Maydan is proud to introduce a new initiative highlighting digital resources and projects in the field of Islamic Studies. Included in this roundup are digitized archival images from state libraries, mosque trusts, and universities,…
A Quick Guide to Fieldwork
Field research is one of the most important data collection methods for social scientists. Many scholars take research trips during graduate school and some continue doing this in later stages of their career. Fieldwork provides…