Farouk Yahya

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

[Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia @IAMM_KL]

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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!

[Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat]

@amk_aak2 @Arabic__Magic I’m not sure if the manuscript SOAS MS 25027(2) has been fully digitised. Perhaps @SOAS_SpecColl can help

[BL Asian and African @BLAsia_Africa]

The text is on the next page: https://t.co/rVNAcu8zjV
Anna Contadini has translated this passage in her book 'A World of Beasts' https://t.co/dgYasZ83vI, pp. 85-6

[Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat]

@naskahsumatra The wheel with numbers underneath is a type of divination I discuss in my article “The wheel diagram in the Malay divinatory technique of the Faal Qur’an” https://t.co/jsWlcyunSe

[Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat]

@simurgh74 @Arabic__Magic @Melvin Yes I got mine!

[The Goal of the Sage @MaslamaQ]

I will share some threads soon about the Science and Craft conference. Today, we had the magical inks workshop which was fantastic thanks to the stellar @joumajnouna ! More on the conference and workshop soon.

[SOAS School of Arts @SOASArts]

‘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.

[The Goal of the Sage @MaslamaQ]

I go to London tomorrow for a conference I have organised at the Warburg Institute @Warburg_News entitled “Science and Craft: the relations between the theoretical and practical sides of the occult and esoteric sciences in the Islamic World”. The line-up is epic, I’d say!

[Federica Gigante @Federica_Gig]

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

https://t.co/myd2y0TMZw

[SOAS Special Collections @SOAS_SpecColl]

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]) https://t.co/FyPWa6GS7j #InternationalArchivesDay

[Annabel Gallop @BLMalay]

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: https://t.co/Nz1L61wMMG

[Marinos Sariyannis (sariyannis.bsky.social) @sariyannis]

My short review of Liana Saif @MaslamaQ Mat Melvin-Koushki @mmelvink Francesca Leoni @simurgh74 and Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat marvelous book.
https://t.co/VZoeuQkydS

[Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat]

@sariyannis @MaslamaQ @mmelvink @simurgh74 Thank you very much for the review

[Moazzam Malik @MoazzamTMalik]

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.

[SOAS School of Arts @SOASArts]

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!

https://t.co/pd8H4l3HbS

[Annabel Gallop @BLMalay]

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 https://t.co/86x9mGYVn3

[Annabel Gallop @BLMalay]

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 https://t.co/GxeleoaShC

[Annabel Gallop @BLMalay]

Interesting and comprehensive review of this volume, with a chapter on calligrams in Southeast Asia such as 'macan Ali' by @FaroukCat

[Farouk Yahya @FaroukCat]

@DevinFitzger @BLMalay @IndonesiaMalayW You’re welcome. Glad it’s useful