Farouk Yahya

💫𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐌 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘💫 In conjunction with 25 years of IAMM this month, come and listen to experts talk about a range of topics on Islamic Art this 13 December!

@amk_aak2 @Arabic__Magic I’m not sure if the manuscript SOAS MS 25027(2) has been fully digitised. Perhaps @SOAS_SpecColl can help

@Arabic__Magic @FaroukCat I hope you will be kind to help

This week, SPOTLIGHT ON PODCASTS 6 - Malay Magic and Divination Manuscripts (see 8:20 for a demon responsible for menstrual cramps) - Farouk Yahya youtu.be/g0oTrEdP1Fo?t=… Below: 19th c manuscript belonging to royal magician

The text is on the next page: qdl.qa/en/archive/810… Anna Contadini has translated this passage in her book 'A World of Beasts' brill.com/display/title/…, pp. 85-6

@naskahsumatra The wheel with numbers underneath is a type of divination I discuss in my article “The wheel diagram in the Malay divinatory technique of the Faal Qur’an” doi.org/10.1080/136398…

@simurgh74 @Arabic__Magic @Melvin Yes I got mine!

Paperback time ❤️❤️ Did you get your copies @Arabic__Magic @FaroukCat @melvin?

I will share some threads soon about the Science and Craft conference. Today, we had the magical inks workshop which was fantastic thanks to the stellar @joumajnouna ! More on the conference and workshop soon.

‘The Future of Traditions - Writings Pictures: Contemporary Art from the Middle East’ opens today @BruneiGallery! The exhibition explores 3 generations of artists from the Arab world, from early pioneers of ‘Lettrism’ to those incorporating written word in their works today.

I go to London tomorrow for a conference I have organised at the Warburg Institute @Warburg_News entitled “Science and Craft: the relations between the theoretical and practical sides of the occult and esoteric sciences in the Islamic World”. The line-up is epic, I’d say!

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT! We are looking for a Research Fellow to join our wonderful team @hsmOxford and carry out research on astrolabes from the Islamic world #IslamicArt #astrolabes #HistSci #HistAstro my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Got a research question? Want to find out more about your family history? Need an image? We can help: thousands of resources from our collections are available online. Have a look, or get in touch (special.collections@soas.ac.uk) ow.ly/Xexg50Jtb8C #InternationalArchivesDay

IOW-Arch conference 19-20 December 2022 in Exeter, devoted to the archaeology and material culture of the Indian Ocean World. Call for papers extended to 11 July: iow-arch.com

My short review of Liana Saif @MaslamaQ Mat Melvin-Koushki @mmelvink Francesca Leoni @simurgh74 and Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat marvelous book. academia.edu/79555559/Revie…

@sariyannis @MaslamaQ @mmelvink @simurgh74 Thank you very much for the review

Anglo Indonesia Society, London Fascinating discussion (10/5) with @FaroukCat and @BLMalay about ancient Malay manuscripts and what we can learn from the watermarks that identify the origins of the paper (English/Dutch/Italian...) Like to join AIS? Pls get in touch.

We are pleased to offer a fully-funded PhD Scholarship for students of Islamic Art & Architecture. The award includes tuition fees & stipend. Any full-time PhD programme looking at Islamic Art, Architecture, Urbanism or Archaeology can apply by 10 June! soas.ac.uk/registry/schol…

I will be speaking about mostly previously unpublished Southeast Asian Qur'an manuscripts in the Qatar National Library @QNLib on 30 March 2022, register now events.qnl.qa/event/Q2VV9/EN

When Mulaika Hijjas of @SOAS and Jessica Rahardjo @jrhrdj ran a free online #Jawi course during the pandemic, almost all the students who signed up were native speakers of Malay/Indonesian teachingthecodex.com/2022/02/23/tea…

Interesting and comprehensive review of this volume, with a chapter on calligrams in Southeast Asia such as 'macan Ali' by @FaroukCat

@DevinFitzger @BLMalay @IndonesiaMalayW You’re welcome. Glad it’s useful

Special issue of @IndonesiaMalayW 'Malay manuscripts: a guide to paper and watermarks. The collected works of Russell Jones 1972–2015' ed by @FaroukCat is now available on open access, grab the opportunity to download this for free! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…