Islamic Studies

Compiled by AMIR, an NYU initiative collecting open-source MENA resources.

32 digitized manuscripts from libraries in Timbuktu, Mali.

Includes a glossary as well as a catalog of the approximately 300 Persian and Arabic manuscripts in the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda.

About a sixth of this famous collection has been digitized.

Hundreds of digitized Islamic manuscripts, maps, and published texts from Harvard’s renowned library and museum collections. These rare—and frequently unique—materials are now freely available to Internet users worldwide.

In-depth guide by Evyn Kropf, Islamic manuscript specialist at the University of Michigan.

Search and browse collections housed in GW Libraries Special Collections. Keyword search across finding aids or use the collections link to see a topical browse.

These collections collect skillfully curated original research in government records and other sources, providing primary source materials for research. The collections largely focus on the colonial period of the Middle East, utilizing British government records. Most of the collections are located in the Global Resources Center.