Islamic Civilization Reflected in Writing A new project by the National Library of Israel will digitize more than 2,500 rare manuscripts and books in Arabic, Persian and other languages.

As part of its centennial celebrations, Sharjah Public Libraries (SPL) launched ‘The History of Letters and Movement’ exhibition at Al Rahmaniyah ...

28 October 2008Kalimat set to revive love of Arabic in kids through colourful children's books Sharjah, UAE Kalimat, the first publishing house in the region to specialize in Arabic books for children ...

Saudi Arabia has launched a museum that is dedicated exclusively to Islamic art. The House of Islamic Arts, located in Jeddah Park, houses more than 1,000 artefacts from across the Muslim world. It ...

In the manuscript library at the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, I recently discovered a manuscript that shows that Islam is always under revision—and that this revision occurred even within a ...

Islamic Research Institute, established in 1960 under a constitutional provision, initially worked as a research unit of Government of Pakistan. It was attached to the newly-established Islamic ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Al Saqi Books co-founder Salwa Gaspard and her daughter, Lynn, about the significance of the Arabic-language bookstore and the reasons for its impending closure.