News and upcoming events (2020)4 December 2020|Islamic Material CultureLecture Series: History and Culture of Central AsiaThe İmam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center (IBISRC) under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the...18 November 2020|Islamic Material Culture4th Conference on the Layout and Structure of Arabic DocumentsIn the frame of our current project on "The Digital Diplomatics of Arabic Documents" (2016-2021), following the conferences in Vienna (2016), Zurich...15 October 2020|Islamic Material CultureDeadline extendedThe deadline for both webinars, "Garbage, Recycling, and Living with Rubble" - Bethany Walker and "Islamic Coins as Source for Political, Urban...4 June 2020|LectureIslam in Africa: Material HistoriesSilsila, the NYU Center for Material Histories of the Islamicate world, has recently announced the line up for the fall lecture series "Islam in...12 May 2020|Islamic Material CultureAnnouncement - Winter Term 2020/2021During the winter term 2020/2021, the Webinar Initiative in Islamic Material Culture will offer two new webinars. Ursula Bsees (LMU München) will give...27 February 2020|Islamic Material Culture12th B.D. Kochnev Memorial SeminarOn Saturday, March 7, 2020, Hofstra University will hold the 12th Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian Numismatics in Memorial of Boris Kochnev...20 January 2020|Islamic Material Culture"Introduction to Arabic Papyrology in the Age of Digital Humanities"The Department of Arabic Papyrology at the LMU Munich will host its first workshop from Feb. 10-13, 2020. The workshop "Introduction to Arabic...