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This past July 5 and 6, I had the great honor of visiting Marshal Lyautey’s château in Lorraine. Resident-General of France in Morocco (1912–1925), Lyautey was not only a statesman,

The Odyssey of the oldest Qur’an in the Royal Library of Morocco with Dr. Éléonore Cellard explores the history of Morocco’s oldest preserved Qur’anic manuscript—a rare, single-volume codex written in

The AKU-ISMC, in collaboration with the Academy of Science (Portugal), presents Manuscripts for Research: An Advanced Course in Arabic Manuscript Studies, a four-day hands-on advanced training course led by Professor

I’m excited to announce the release of my new article, which delves into early Qurʾānic manuscripts featuring a fully developed diacritical system. The article explores a key manuscript, its production

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I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded a grant from the Max van Berchem Foundation in Geneva. Thanks to this grant, I’ll be able to pursue my research on

On Monday 15th July, I will give a lecture on Inks and Parchment in early Qur’anic fragments kept in Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Arabe 328. These analyses have been

Organized by the Aga Khan University, Lisbon, Academy of Sciences, from 8 to 11 July 2024. Led by Juan Acevedo, Walid Ghali and Eléonore Cellard. For more information, check on

A short video at Rim Enchères, 25 Juin 2024, Hôtel Drouot, Paris