The blog aggregates news about publications, activities, etc. related to Egyptian/Arabic scholarship in the field of Greco-Roman studies and thus seeks to challenge the Eurocentrism prevalent in the field. It aims also at directing the attention to relevant materials from modern nonacademic/public contexts; roughly from 1798-to the present. The news comes mainly from Egypt without excluding other Arabic countries.
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Friday, January 31, 2014
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
The Future of Classical Studies in Egypt by Prof. Dr. Tarek M. Radawn
Some years ago Prof. Dr. Tarek M. Radawn of Al-Azahar University had published an article entitled "The Computer, Modern Technologies and the Future of Classical Studies in Egypt", Bulletin of the Center of Papyrological Studies ( Ain Shams Uuniversity), Vol. (?), pp. (?) The article was intended as a guide to the Arabic student/research in the filed of Classics how to adjust his computer as well as his research for the digital age. No other work has since then addressed this problem ( in the Arabic sphere), therefore the Department of Greek and Latin Studies in Cairo university has produced an online version of this paper ( with some links to the stated websites) to maximize the availability of this valuable paper. The online version of this paper could be accessed through this link.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Homer's Iliad into Arabic verse !
Suleyman al-Boustani, the Lebanese statesman, teacher, poet and historian (1856–1925), has translated Homer's Iliad not simply into Arabic prose, but into Arabic verse. The translation is published by Kalimat press The book could be freely downloaded from the website as a kindle, pdf, or ePUB, through this link. The provider is Hendawi Foundation for Education and Culture; a non-Profit Organization seeking to promote education and culture and thought in the Arabic region through both translation and publishing of literature from all over the world.
The importance of learning Humanities and Ancient Languages
Wise in cooperation with Qatar Foundation has releases a video to pay the attention of the students to the merits of learning Humanities and Ancient Languages in comparison to learning Medicine and Law ! The video is not in Arabic, but an Arabic synchronization is available.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Video series of "Greco-Roman Egypt" course in Mansour University
High quality video in Arabic (poor content, I'm sorry to say it !) of "the history of Greco-Roman Egypt" in Mansoura University, Faculty of Education. The video is published by Mansoura University on Feb 24, 2013.
Mostafa El-Abbadi receives the Egyptian Republic Medal of Honor
Arabic Contributions to the Study of Greco-Roman Egypt
It seems that I'm not the only interested person in the Arabic contributions in modern times. The renowned Prof. Emeritus Mostafa El Abbadi of Alexandria University had expressed his interest in the same topic in 1987 - when I was just nine years old ! - in his article:
Mostafa El Abbadi, "Arabic Contributions to the Study of Greco-Roman Egypt." in Egitto e storia antica. Atti del Colloquio internazionale. Bologna, 31.8-2.9.1987, 383-395.
Mostafa El Abbadi, "Arabic Contributions to the Study of Greco-Roman Egypt." in Egitto e storia antica. Atti del Colloquio internazionale. Bologna, 31.8-2.9.1987, 383-395.
Egyptian Academic Literature in Classics : A Bibliometrical Study.
The academic literature in Greek and Latin studies appears to have caught the attention of the Egyptian scholars in the field of Library and Information sciences, who is called Samia Abdullah Al-Kafoury. A bibliometric study is now available for this literature from its beginning, probably from Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, until 2004; the day which the dissertation/book is said to be approved/released. I'm trying to have a copy of this dissertation/book, with the help of my Egyptian colleagues, to be posted here in the blog.
Monday, January 6, 2014
An Arabic Translation of Garth Fowden's Before and After Muhammad: The First Millennium Refocused
An Arabic translation of "Before and After Muhammed: The First Millennium Refocused" By Garth Fowden is now in preparation by Usama Gad.
Classics Department in Egypt
Classic Department is to be found following universities ( with a link to department's website, when available,) N.B. most websites are in Arabic; some have English contents, other don't:
1- Cairo University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies).
2- Ain Shams University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Ancient European Civilizations).
3- Alexandria University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Greek and Latin Studies)
4-Mansoura University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies)
5- Sohag University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies)
6- South Valley University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies).
1- Cairo University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies).
2- Ain Shams University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Ancient European Civilizations).
3- Alexandria University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Greek and Latin Studies)
4-Mansoura University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies)
5- Sohag University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies)
6- South Valley University ( Faculty of Arts, Department of Greek and Latin Studies).
Plautus' Play Mostellaria into Arabic for the first time.
My colleague Dr. Hatem Rabie of Ain Shams University has translated Plautus' Play Mostellaria into Arabic.The translation is titled in Arabic "منزل الأشباح" and published by the National Center of Translation (NCT), the most reliable publishing house not only in Egypt, but also in the Arabic region. Congratulations my friend. Here is the cover page of the newly released translation.
The 10th International Conference of the Department of Greek and Latin Studies (Cairo University)
The Department of Greek and Latin Studies at the University of Cairo will host its 10th biennial conference in March 2014 . Plenary lectures , presentations and papers will be held on campus in the Faculty's Conference Room . Accommodation and meals will also be provided on campus.
We welcome proposals for papers (20 minutes long followed by discussions) and coordinated panels (comprising either 3 or 4 papers) from graduate students, academic staff, or others interested in the ancient world on the topics suggested below .
For more details, please follow this link . N.B. the conference is postponed to September 2015 !
The website of the Egyptian Society of Greek and Roman Studies
The online page of the academic society of classical scholars in Egypt is to be found through this link.
Classical Papers' Index
An Index of " Classical Papers" or "أوراق كلاسيكية " the bulletin of Classics department in Cairo University is available also online. The bulletin contains contributions written in Arabic as well as other European languages like English and French. The index could be accessed here.
List of Arabic titles in Library of Classics department (Cairo University)
The department of Classics in Cairo University is putting online a list with contributions to the study of classics written by scholars in Arabic. The list could be accessed here.
The History Department of Ain Shams University's Conference (1st -2nd April 2014)
History Dept., Faculty of Arts, Ain Sams University, Cairo, Egypt in collaboration with “Seminar of Medieval and Islamic History”. is organizing in1st -2nd April 2014 a conference under the title ""Thought and Culture in Christian Egypt 284-641 AD." The conference announcement is attached below for more details.
Conference Announcment |
The Fifth Annual Conference of Ain Shams University Center of Papyrological Studies
Ain Shams University Center of Papyrological Studies is holding its fifth annual conference between 26-28 March 2014. The conference is titled The Word and the Image in the Ancient Civilizations.
A society for the Egyptian Papyrologists
Dr. Magdy A.I Aly ( Mansoura University) has founded "The Association of Egyptian Papyrologists". The first words of its newly founded website states :
"Due to our faith in these times milestone in our new Egypt we recognized that we definitely need to establish an academic Egyptian international entity; represents and reflects the Egyptian Papyrology in its various branches (ancient Egyptian - Greek - Arabic – Coptic and Hebrew)."
"Due to our faith in these times milestone in our new Egypt we recognized that we definitely need to establish an academic Egyptian international entity; represents and reflects the Egyptian Papyrology in its various branches (ancient Egyptian - Greek - Arabic – Coptic and Hebrew)."
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