MELCom UK

UK network of Middle East Librarians, Archivists, Scholars and Institutes 📚

[MELCom UK @MELCom_UK]

The UK Middle East Libraries Committee (MELCom UK) stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people: our statement and a plea for peace https://t.co/yY5XrlCoYD #SaveSheikhJarrah #GazaUnderAttack

[British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize @bkfsbookprize]

Celebrating our 2021 winners - Cosmopolitan Radicalism
The Visual Politics of Beirut's Global Sixties by @Zeinamaasri @CambridgeUP & The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue by @mrustow @PrincetonUPress
Reviewer comments - https://t.co/BUiJ7V61UU

[dlo @dan_a_lowe]

'Passports and Identity Documents in the Hands of Artists' is a small but (I hope) impactful single-case display that I put together and is currently in the @britishlibrary's permanent gallery.
https://t.co/Vxb4pCwJVq

[Chester Beatty @CBL_Dublin]

Focusing on the Chester Beatty’s collections, Dr Elseadawy will highlight how readers engaged with the broader Arabic literary tradition of adab, by writing into their own books. *FREE, please register for online viewing, via Zoom: https://t.co/5bGdhpEQ10

[Esmat Elhalaby @thaqafatalhind]

Five killed and others wounded as Israel bombs Beirut's Zuqaq al-Blat. The location of the bombing is some 50 meters from the site of the old Madrassa al-Wataniyya, Butrus al-Bustani's ant-sectarian "National School" founded in 1863.

[BL Asian and African @BLAsia_Africa]

Gaza-born Palestinian Taysir Batniji’s book Disruptions has won Photobook of the Year in the Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards 2024. This photobook, together with a limited edition print, was acquired by the @britishlibrary this year as part of @artfund's New Collecting Award

[Esmat Elhalaby @thaqafatalhind]

The offices of the Iraqi-Lebanese publishing house Dar Al-Rafidain—publishers of, among many other things, Kafka and Freud in Arabic—was destroyed yesterday by Israel's bombing of Beirut.

[ammar azzouz 🥀 عمّار عزّوز @Dr_Ammar_Azzouz]

A new scholarship by the @UniofOxford for Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank. Please consider applying or sharing with those interested.

scholarship will cover course fees, a grant for living costs, as well as additional support towards arrival costs.

https://t.co/OJYzItRCSE

[Librarians and Archivists with Palestine @Librarians2Pal]

"The only way to lose Gaza is to stop listening to the Palestinians of Gaza." Read this new article from LAP member Mezna Qato on archives, memory, and recognizing Palestinians as authors of their own history: https://t.co/QSMJZe74Zw.

[BL Asian and African @BLAsia_Africa]

Whet your appetite with a virtual visit to 'Dining with the Sultan' at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (#LACMA) https://t.co/KwfxTDF3Hr
#DiningWithTheSultan

[Mezna Qato @meznaqato]

Fellowships and scholarships are being announced in support of scholars and students from Gaza (and elsewhere in Palestine.) They are mainly in Europe. Below are two with deadlines soon. Here is a link to a list of others: https://t.co/7AmO7FkXAt

[Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow @commapress]

In relation to the cancelation of the forthcoming 'Voices of Resilience' event at Home, and the libelous allegation that led to it, Comma has made its statement here:
https://t.co/1jPWCt9lPh

[BISI @BISI1932]

We are now inviting applications for the BISI Research & Conference (up to £6,000), and Pilot Project Grants (up to £10,000) to support research on the lands and peoples of Iraq.

Deadline: 1 April 2024

More information and to apply: https://t.co/SBC5b2R372

[Mezna Qato @meznaqato]

Librarians and Archivists with Palestine (@Librarians2Pal) has issued its Report: Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, Oct 2023 to Jan 2024 https://t.co/ScM84al4Cg

[Librarians and Archivists with Palestine @Librarians2Pal]

In this report, Librarians and Archivists with Palestine offers a partial list of archives, libraries, and museums in Gaza that have been destroyed, damaged, or looted by Israeli armed forces since October 7, 2023. Visit the link in bio to read the full report.

[Aga Khan Library @AgaKhanLibrary]

The @AgaKhanLibrary is hosting the 45th MELCom International Conference on May 14-17, 2024.

Save this page for more information: https://t.co/rm5SUCaoJA

[Adil Haque @AdHaque110]

PSA: The verbatim record of South Africa v. Israel, day one, is now available:

https://t.co/kOCpuAzHht