@FaroukCat

Research interests include Islamic art, Southeast Asian art, Malay manuscripts, magic and divination

 London
Joined March 2017
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💫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!
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The text is on the next page: qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_… Anna Contadini has translated this passage in her book 'A World of Beasts' brill.com/display/title/1250…, pp. 85-6

Kitāb na‘t al-ḥayawān كتاب نعت الحيوان [‎137r] (284/534)

Bestiary describing the characteristics and medical uses of a large number of animals. The anonymous compiler of the work (see f. 95r) claims it is based on writings by Aristotle (أرسطاطاليس; d. 322 B

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‘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.
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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…
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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 ([email protected]) ow.ly/Xexg50Jtb8C #InternationalArchivesDay
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Annabel Gallop@BLMalay26 May 2022
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/

IOW-Arch | Conference, York

IOW-Arch is a biennial conference devoted to the archaeology and material culture of the Indian Ocean World. The Indian Ocean World Archaeology conference 2024 will be held at the University of...

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

Review: Saif, Leoni et al. eds, Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice

Published in Aries: Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism (published online ahead of print 2022)

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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.
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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/scholars…
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Annabel Gallop@BLMalay24 Feb 2022
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
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Annabel Gallop@BLMalay24 Feb 2022
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…

Teaching Jawi in the pandemic

Mulaika Hijjas is Senior Lecturer in South East Asian Studies at SOAS University of London, where she teaches literature and cultural studies of the region. She is the principal investigator of Map…

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Annabel Gallop@BLMalay3 Feb 2022
Interesting and comprehensive review of this volume, with a chapter on calligrams in Southeast Asia such as 'macan Ali' by @FaroukCat
Thony Christie (he/his/him)@rmathematicus3 Feb 2022
Book Review thonyc.wordpress.com/2022/02…
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Annabel Gallop@BLMalay2 Feb 2022
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.…

Malay manuscripts: a guide to paper and watermarks. The collected works of Russell Jones 1972–2015

Published in Indonesia and the Malay World (Vol. 49, No. 144, 2021)

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Annabel Gallop@BLMalay2 Feb 2022
Keluaran khusus tahun 2021 majalah @IndonesiaMalayW yg mengumpulkan semua artikel Dr Russell Jones tentang kertas yg di gunakan dalam manuskrip Melayu serta cap airnya (watermark), disusun oleh Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat, sekarang dapat diunduh percuma/gratis tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Malay manuscripts: a guide to paper and watermarks. The collected works of Russell Jones 1972–2015

Published in Indonesia and the Malay World (Vol. 49, No. 144, 2021)

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New blog post royalasiaticsociety.org/gert… reports on last night's lectures by @FaroukCat Farouk Yahya and Philip Jagessar.
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Brought to you courtesy of an upcoming (hybrid) lecture at @RAS_Soc : Talismans with the names of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus/Ashab al-Kahf in Southeast Asia to be given by @FaroukCat at 1830 on Thursday, 27 January
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Warfare in Muslim Material Cultures: From Egypt to Bilad al-Sham (Online Short Course) barakat.org/event/warfare-in…

Protecting and Promoting Islamic Art & Heritage - The Barakat Trust

Discover The Barakat Trust's 40 years of protecting and promoting Islamic Art through conservation, training, research, and public engagement. Supporting 800+ projects worldwide.

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