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This story is based on the article “À propos d’un ancien manuscrit du Coran en écriture coufique, donné à la Grande Mosquée de Malaga,” published in Journal of Islamic Manuscripts 16 (2025):

I am delighted to announce the publication of an article I co-authored with Umberto Bongianino, titled “The Pink Qurʾan: A Reverse Biography”, in the Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture:🔗

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my first article on Moroccan Qur’an manuscripts in the Journal of Islamic Manuscripts 16(2), 191-240.📄 Title: À propos d’un ancien manuscrit du Coran

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