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MELA@MELALibsSep 18
Now published -- the latest issue of MELA Notes: The Journal of Middle Eastern Librarianship 97, 2 (2026), a special issue entitled "Nūshāfarīn Anṣārī: From 'Books for All' to Cultural Institution-Building." escholarship.org/uc/melanote…
journal cover with title "MELA Notes Journal of the Middle Eastern Librarianship," special issue title "Nūshāfarīn Anṣārī: From 'Books for All' to Cultural Institution-Building," and colorful drawn image of open books with various figures real and imaginary reading

ALT journal cover with title "MELA Notes Journal of the Middle Eastern Librarianship," special issue title "Nūshāfarīn Anṣārī: From 'Books for All' to Cultural Institution-Building," and colorful drawn image of open books with various figures real and imaginary reading

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مجله آسمانا، مجله‌ای انگلیسی‌ست که زیرمجموعه نشر آسمانا ایجاد شده و به‌طور هفتگی و دیجیتال به‌روز می‌شود و حالا اولین شماره‌ سالانه‌اش در سیصدوهشتادو‌هشت صفحه به شکل کتاب منتشر شده. جلد نخست مجله‌ی آسمانا، Across Worlds, Against Silence، با ویراستاری من،
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"Ahmad Kasravi (1890–1946) was one of Iran’s most renowned intellectuals and historians of the twentieth century, while also being acknowledged as one of the most controversial critics among modern Iranian intellectuals." mela.us/2026/10/08/superstit…

Superstitions by Ahmad Kasravi – Book Review

"This book could be a valuable addition to academic libraries or Middle Eastern Studies programs."

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خبر انتشار شماره ۹۷، شماره دوم سال ۲۰۲۶، مجله MELA Notes: شماره‌ای ویژه که به زندگی و میراث ماندگار نوش‌آفرین انصاری اختصاص یافته است. این شماره به شش دهه فعالیت او در حوزه‌های کتابداری، ترویج کتاب‌خوانی، ادبیات کودک و نهادسازی، در عین حال نقش حیاتی زنان را در شکل‌گیری و
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TODAY! Join us if you can -- register via zoom tinyurl.com/4fa52w7u

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and...

Join us for an engaging online event hosted by the MELA Working Group on Palestine. A series of presentations and a panel discussion featuring Dr. Refqa Abu-Remaileh, Dr. Dima Ayoub, and Dr. Michelle...

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MELA@MELALibsSep 14
Join our Working Group on Palestine for a panel event exploring "Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present" 24 Sept 8:30 AM (Pacific) / 11:30 AM (Eastern) Register to join via zoom tinyurl.com/4fa52w7u
event poster for Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present 24 September 8:30 AM Pacific with details and imagery of Jerusalem, olive branches, and kaffiyeh

ALT event poster for Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present 24 September 8:30 AM Pacific with details and imagery of Jerusalem, olive branches, and kaffiyeh

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This Thursday! Join us if you can Register via zoom tinyurl.com/4fa52w7u

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and...

Join us for an engaging online event hosted by the MELA Working Group on Palestine. A series of presentations and a panel discussion featuring Dr. Refqa Abu-Remaileh, Dr. Dima Ayoub, and Dr. Michelle...

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MELA@MELALibsSep 14
Join our Working Group on Palestine for a panel event exploring "Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present" 24 Sept 8:30 AM (Pacific) / 11:30 AM (Eastern) Register to join via zoom tinyurl.com/4fa52w7u
event poster for Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present 24 September 8:30 AM Pacific with details and imagery of Jerusalem, olive branches, and kaffiyeh

ALT event poster for Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present 24 September 8:30 AM Pacific with details and imagery of Jerusalem, olive branches, and kaffiyeh

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Seal impressions can reveal ownership, reading practices, and the journeys of manuscripts. A new project is creating a database of seals from manuscripts in the Islamic world. It will link images and descriptions and develop tools for automated recognition uhh.de/csmc-seals
Nihayat al-Arab fi Funun al-Adab, a literary encyclopedia by the Egyptian historian Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri in the 14th century. The Berlin exemplar was produced in 1337 and carries several ownership and endowment seal impressions by subsequent owners. Image: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

ALT Nihayat al-Arab fi Funun al-Adab, a literary encyclopedia by the Egyptian historian Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri in the 14th century. The Berlin exemplar was produced in 1337 and carries several ownership and endowment seal impressions by subsequent owners. Image: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

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"The book’s greatest contribution, however, lies not only in its reinterpretation of Ottoman astrology but also in its methodology." mela.us/2026/09/15/forgotten…

Forgotten Experts: Astrologers, Science, and Authority in the Ottoman Empire – Book Review

"In Forgotten Experts, A. Tunç Şen offers a significant reassessment of Ottoman court astrologers between the 15th and 16th centuries."

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Join our Working Group on Palestine for a panel event exploring "Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present" 24 Sept 8:30 AM (Pacific) / 11:30 AM (Eastern) Register to join via zoom tinyurl.com/4fa52w7u
event poster for Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present 24 September 8:30 AM Pacific with details and imagery of Jerusalem, olive branches, and kaffiyeh

ALT event poster for Palestinian Literature and Translation: Past and Present 24 September 8:30 AM Pacific with details and imagery of Jerusalem, olive branches, and kaffiyeh

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Our distinguished panelists will include Refqa Abu-Remaileh @RefqaPalREAD , Dima Ayoub @dima_paratext , and Michelle Hartman. We hope you can join us!
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My review of A Scholar for Our Times: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Shahrokh Meskoob, edited by Abbas Milani and C. Ryan Perkins, has been published in MELA Notes. To read: mela.us/2026/09/11/scholar-f…

A Scholar for Our Times: Book Review

"Shahrokh Meskoob (1924–2005) occupies a distinctive place in the intellectual and literary history of modern Iran."

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The Middle East Librarians Association’s Social Justice Committee would like to invite you to an upcoming lecture in our series, titled “The Social Roots of AI” mela.us/2026/09/08/the-socia…

The Social Roots of AI: SJ Lecture Series

"This talk argues that AI is best understood as a new type of social infrastructure that embeds prediction as a guiding principle of social organization."

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"Robert G. Morrison’s 'Merchants of Knowledge: Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire and Renaissance Europe' examines the movement of knowledge across the eastern Mediterranean between approximately 1450 and 1550." mela.us/2026/09/01/merchants…

Merchants of Knowledge: Book Review

"The book demonstrates that commerce constituted an infrastructure for intellectual exchange..."

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a new book review in MELA Notes: Robert G. Morrison, Merchants of Knowledge: Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire and Renaissance Europe (Stanford University Press, 2025), reviewed by Amal Cavender, PhD, George Washington University. mela.us/2026/09/01/merchants… @MELALibs

Merchants of Knowledge: Book Review

"The book demonstrates that commerce constituted an infrastructure for intellectual exchange..."

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***NEW JOB POSTING*** Metadata Systems Librarian for Non-Latin Script Resources mela.us/job-postings/

Job Postings | Middle East Librarians Association

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Online exhibition: The Living Record: Gaza’s journalists remember their martyred colleagues The Living Record is without question a profound and moving memorial, and one whose significance goes beyond the killing fields of #Gaza #GazaGenocide‌ wsws.org/en/articles/2026/08…

Online exhibition: The Living Record: Gaza’s journalists remember their martyred colleagues

The exhibition documents the lives, courage and determination of Palestinian journalists murdered by the Israeli regime in Gaza.

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***NEW JOB POSTING*** Middle East & Islamic Studies Librarian, Ohio State University mela.us/job-postings/

Job Postings | Middle East Librarians Association

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For Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), we take you on a tour of work by four Libyan women writers. For more on the Libyan literary scene, visit ArabLit’s June 2026 newsletter for publishing professionals (curated by Masoud Masoud). arablit.org/2026/08/26/four-…

Four Libyan Women Writers You Should Read

For Women in Translation Month (#WiTMonth), we take you on a tour of work by four Libyan women writers. For more on the Libyan literary scene, visit ArabLit’s June 2026 newsletter for publishing pr…

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NEW JOB POSTING Acquisitions Assistant, International Collections Emphasis, Yale University mela.us/job-postings/

Job Postings | Middle East Librarians Association

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