1956. Founder of McGill University’s Institute of Islamic Studies Wilfred Cantwell Smith thought to hire Marshall Hodgson. We could have been the Institute of Islamicate Studies.
Publishing house of Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani "Maktaba Ma’arif al-Qur’an", which publishes and houses all of his major works. (Karachi, Pakistan).
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing an essay, writing a eulogy, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing for 5,000 years.
Ilyas Chattha’s excellent new book on a hitherto completely ignored part of Pakistan’s history is now finally available to Pakistani readers. Thanks to @BilalZahuur and Folio Books for printing an affordable local edition.
trying to sit and type words for your stupid phd in a coffee shop when a report drops that your uni was spending hundreds of thousands of pounds to stalk you and your friends >>>>>
It is a truly humbling experience to be promoted to the rank of full professor, and what an absolute privilege to be in the company of friends, colleagues, and students whose contributions made this incredible journey possible.
I started this journey as a young kid who knew just one thing: that he wanted to do something in history. I taught myself Indian history for A-levels because our school did not offer it. I spent a summer in '97 compiling notes from different books - Majumdar, Roberts, Chaurasiya, V.D. Mahajan - typical colonial, orientalist stuff, with a very Jadunath Sarkar-like timeline and understanding of the 'rise and fall of the Mughal Empire' kind of history. The stuff I wrote and compiled is funny, but I am glad I did that. I am grateful and happy that I continue doing that - possibly still writing funny stuff!
Mamu ka baita Majeed just landed at an airport in Denmark. Handed over his Pakistani passport for immigration and the officer smiled warmly, looked at him and said, “are Hania and Asim back together?” 🇵🇰📷 🇵🇰
Mumbai/Bombay was a major centre of Arabic, Persian & Gujarati printing in the 19th century. Lithographed texts were printed for markets as far apart as Iran, Zanzibar, South Africa & Malaysia.
The city also produced an unprecedented amount of Muslim hagiographical literature.