Two new resources for Jewish studies

By Mary Fisk|November 21, 2014|Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica, Archival collections, History, Religions|0 comments

Ancient Jew Review (follow on Twitter at @ancientjew) is a web platform for the study of ancient Judaism containing “original pieces, surveys of the field, book reviews” and video content. It is edited by PhD students at Columbia and Yale Recent content includes Ayyssa Gray’s retrospective on her first book A Talmud in exile and a podcast interview with Dr Richard Kalmin of the Jewish Theological Seminary on his recently published

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List of active Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies back online

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|May 14, 2014|Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica|0 comments

The master list of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies from the blog Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR) [ISSN 2160-3049] has been missing for some months. The Editors are now working to restore it  from an archived version dated 5 June 2013, and will add any missing titles and the links to that page in the footers of the entries for each individual title. Any comment on

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Free access till 15/04/14: Brill’s 15 most downloaded journal articles in Middle East and Islamic studies

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|February 7, 2014|Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica|0 comments

Brill publishers are making 15 most downloaded journal articles in Middle East and Islamic Studies freely available online till 15th April 2014. For more information follow this link: http://track.brill.nl/w.aspx?j=302826177&m=410F39F4409546DA9E4BC1DD16CBDE4F Examples of articles contained in that list: A New Introduction Sociology of Islam: Social, Political and Economic Transformations in Muslim Societies Authors: Gary Wood | Tugrul Keskin Sociology of Islam, Volume 1,No. 1‑2, pp. 1‑6 Introduction Authors: Camilla Adang | Meira

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List of Open Access Historical journals and newspapers in Middle East and Islamic Studies

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|October 28, 2013|Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica|0 comments

A new and useful research tool has recently been published on the blog “Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources” (AMIR). This blog now features a list of historical newspapers and other periodicals freely available on the Web. It is organized by countries. Alphabetical List of Open Access Historical Newspapers and Other Periodicals in MiddleEast & Islamic Studies This list is open and will grow by way of crowd-sourcing: please report

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