Fatima

Aspiring Old English Professor, interested in Western Asia and early medieval England relations

[Fatima @Moufridji]

All videos now available 🙏 Interesting in learning about cultural contacts between early #MedievalEngland, Northern Africa, & the Middle East? Check out this playlist! https://t.co/VwgVkkiiXp

[Fatima @Moufridji]

@howlsforsab if you wanna sell them i would defo be interested!

[Fatima @Moufridji]

@stargirlrmj @teheteatehe do you still have them maybe?

[Fatima @Moufridji]

Delighted to have presented at #IMC2025 in Leeds! My paper looked at how Ælfric’s Lives of Saints portrays ‘the East’ (the modern Middle East) as both a heathen land of conflict and a source of wisdom and miracles. Thanks to the organisers and all who came! #OldEnglish

[Boydell & Brewer @boydellbrewer]

Thijs Porck stopped by our stand at #IMC2025 to see his new collection "Cultural Connections between the Continent and Early Medieval England", co-edited with Kees Dekker and László Sándor Chardonnens. Save 50% wth code BB094: https://t.co/WeGzCLmsc1 @thijsporck #Medieval

[Fatima @Moufridji]

@margin_alien Thanks! I will definitely let you know :)

[Fatima @Moufridji]

Hwæt! If you're still around the last day of Leeds (July 10), do come and join the session where I'm giving a paper about Ælfric's depiction of 'the east' in his Lives of Saints :) #imc

[Thijs Porck @thijsporck]

The idea was simple: Can we put a small-diameter endoscopic camera into the gap that occurs naturally between the book's spine and its covering, once a book is opened. The answer: YES! Enjoy this video: https://t.co/PxAcPmIwaM

[Fatima @Moufridji]

@Claire_A_PS Love it!

[Thijs Porck @thijsporck]

Some Old English support for #WOinActie

[Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @sottewillsoulsb]

If you fancy some premodern diplomacy, medieval Christian-Muslim relations or just the dulcet tones of my voice, I’m delighted to say that my interview with ⁦@CamGeopolitics⁩ on early medieval IR is now available on YouTube. #medieval https://t.co/QVrzQollWV

[Fatima @Moufridji]

Ahh let the Arab a** kissing begin 🤦

[عبدالله بن الحسين @KingAbdullahII]

Warmest congratulations to President Donald Trump on winning the US presidential election. Looking forward to working with you again to bolster Jordan’s longstanding partnership with the United States, in service of regional and global peace and stability for all

[Catrin Haberfield @CatrinH42]

bimbong fie

[Thijs Porck @thijsporck]

Can you teach a machine to read Old English manuscripts? Yes, you can! Here is a recording of our latest ISSEME Virtual Seminar on the project Ansund, which combines HTR and Old English!

https://t.co/MS2DhdUdMF

[Fatima @Moufridji]

My first keynote at VESAL, Tishik University! Spoke on "The Beowulf Manuscript Meets the East", exploring how The Wonders of the East & The Letter of Alexander to Aristotle viewed the ‘foreign other.’ Of course I had to give a special shout out to both Hadrian and Theodore!

[Fatima @Moufridji]

@SongTan1996 Indeed.

[Fatima @Moufridji]

Unacceptable this

[Ahab Bdaiwi איהאבּ ܐܝܗܐܒ @abhistoria]

The dying humanities at Leiden University.

Arabic has been taught at Leiden since 1586. Leiden holds the oldest continual chair of Arabic in Europe, established in 1613.

Budget cuts from central government combined with faculty deficit (over 5million euros) will batter the humanities at Leiden University in the coming period. Important to note the details below are proposals yet to be ratified by the faculty board.

Starting in 2026-27 academic year, my university, Leiden, end all bachelor degrees in African and Latin studies.

Middle East Studies will also come to an end. This includes all specialisations of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hebrew, and Islamic Studies.

Ancient Near Eastern Studies will have to substantially reduce their specialisations (tracks).

Japan studies, China studies, Korea studies, South and South Asian studies will merge into Asian Studies.

German, French, and Italian programmes will merge into European Languages and Cultures degree programme.

[Fatima @Moufridji]

@veerluhhh 🫶🏼

[Fatima @Moufridji]

Found my name in the British Museum🙈

The new Silk Road exhibition highlights connections between early medieval England and the Silk Road/East. One section, inspired by our video project, includes a translation of the Offa coin from our videos. Highly recommend checking it out!

[Transkribus @Transkribus]

اخيراً !
🥳 Our first public model for #Arabic handwriting is here

Working with historical Arabic manuscripts? Go give it at try
https://t.co/BnrDiULEJP