October 5: Readings in the Khalidiyya

Monday, October 5, 2020, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

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Located in Jerusalem, the Khalidiyya Library is arguably the most important manuscript collection in Palestine and one of the most significant family-owned Islamic manuscripts collections in the world. The library’s collection was recently digitized and made available to scholars by the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML). The accessibility of the collection to users around the world will surely open up new avenues for the study of the history and intellectual life of Palestine and the wider region. The HMML also has digitized two other important manuscript collections from Jerusalem: the Āl Budeiri Library and the Library of al-Issaf al-Nashashibi.

CPS will celebrate the new accessibility of these collections in an introductory session on Oct. 5, moderated by Professor Rashid Khalidi. Speakers will include representatives of the Khalidiyya Library and of HMML, who will give an overview of the history and contents of the collection, with the participation of librarians and curators from the Columbia and NYU Libraries.