Invisible East
@invisibleeast.bsky.social
Bringing the medieval Islamicate East to the forefront of research. @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk
Project website: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
Digital corpus: https://invisible-east.org
Funded by EU's ERC Horizon 2020 R&I programme (851607).
Project website: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
Digital corpus: https://invisible-east.org
Funded by EU's ERC Horizon 2020 R&I programme (851607).
In every office, every classroom, every workplace — there’s always that one person who just can’t stop sucking up the boss.
Laughing too hard at their jokes.
Repeating everything they say.
Pretending to share the same interests.
Snitching on their colleagues to look good. 🧵
Laughing too hard at their jokes.
Repeating everything they say.
Pretending to share the same interests.
Snitching on their colleagues to look good. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
In every office, every classroom, every workplace — there’s always that one person who just can’t stop sucking up the boss.
Laughing too hard at their jokes.
Repeating everything they say.
Pretending to share the same interests.
Snitching on their colleagues to look good. 🧵
Laughing too hard at their jokes.
Repeating everything they say.
Pretending to share the same interests.
Snitching on their colleagues to look good. 🧵
It’s only mid-November, but here in the UK the shops have already started playing their Christmas playlists. 🎅🎶
If you’re worried you’ll be sick of hearing Eartha Kitt sing 'Santa Baby' by the time December rolls around - fear not - we’ve got a perfect alternative from 11th-century Afghanistan. 🧵
If you’re worried you’ll be sick of hearing Eartha Kitt sing 'Santa Baby' by the time December rolls around - fear not - we’ve got a perfect alternative from 11th-century Afghanistan. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s only mid-November, but here in the UK the shops have already started playing their Christmas playlists. 🎅🎶
If you’re worried you’ll be sick of hearing Eartha Kitt sing 'Santa Baby' by the time December rolls around - fear not - we’ve got a perfect alternative from 11th-century Afghanistan. 🧵
If you’re worried you’ll be sick of hearing Eartha Kitt sing 'Santa Baby' by the time December rolls around - fear not - we’ve got a perfect alternative from 11th-century Afghanistan. 🧵
TOMORROW: online seminar with Martina Massullo speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
This talk won't be recorded - don't miss out - register now: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives #Iran #Afghanistan
This talk won't be recorded - don't miss out - register now: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives #Iran #Afghanistan
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
TOMORROW: online seminar with Martina Massullo speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
This talk won't be recorded - don't miss out - register now: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives #Iran #Afghanistan
This talk won't be recorded - don't miss out - register now: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives #Iran #Afghanistan
Next week: ‘Rethinking History: Returning to Archives & Documents’ returns with Martina Massullo of
@museelouvre.bsky.social speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
@museelouvre.bsky.social speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Next week: ‘Rethinking History: Returning to Archives & Documents’ returns with Martina Massullo of
@museelouvre.bsky.social speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
@museelouvre.bsky.social speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
#ICYMI applications are open for the
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian & Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian & Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#ICYMI applications are open for the
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian & Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian & Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
'Afghanistan Through the Ages - Voices in Stone, Script, and Story' continues @inalco.fr tomorrow, with Alya Karame speaking on 'The Qur'ans of the Ghaznavids and Ghurids: New Genres' at 6pm CET/5pm GMT.
More information: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
More information: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
'Afghanistan Through the Ages - Voices in Stone, Script, and Story' continues @inalco.fr tomorrow, with Alya Karame speaking on 'The Qur'ans of the Ghaznavids and Ghurids: New Genres' at 6pm CET/5pm GMT.
More information: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
More information: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
Applications are now open for the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian and Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Applications are now open for the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian and Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
For followers based in Paris, the multidisciplinary seminar series 'Afghanistan Through the Ages - Voices in Stone, Script, and Story'@inalco.fr, continues on 5 November.
More info: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
Hybrid access available on Zoom via the QR code.
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
More info: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
Hybrid access available on Zoom via the QR code.
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
For followers based in Paris, the multidisciplinary seminar series 'Afghanistan Through the Ages - Voices in Stone, Script, and Story'@inalco.fr, continues on 5 November.
More info: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
Hybrid access available on Zoom via the QR code.
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
More info: invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
Hybrid access available on Zoom via the QR code.
#Afghanistan #Quran #Ghaznavid #Ghurid
The next ‘Rethinking History: Returning to Archives & Documents’ hybrid seminar: Martina Massullo, of @museelouvre.bsky.social speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The next ‘Rethinking History: Returning to Archives & Documents’ hybrid seminar: Martina Massullo, of @museelouvre.bsky.social speaking on 'Framing the Past: Exploring the Godard Photographic Archives of Iran and Afghanistan'.
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorians #archives
Next month colleagues at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social are hosting an introduction to medieval #Arabic #documents, including their #history and #paleography.
Our advisory board member, Prof Geoffrey Khan of @cam.ac.uk is teaching. Don't miss out: bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Egypt #Khurasan #Nubia
Our advisory board member, Prof Geoffrey Khan of @cam.ac.uk is teaching. Don't miss out: bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Egypt #Khurasan #Nubia
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Next month colleagues at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social are hosting an introduction to medieval #Arabic #documents, including their #history and #paleography.
Our advisory board member, Prof Geoffrey Khan of @cam.ac.uk is teaching. Don't miss out: bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Egypt #Khurasan #Nubia
Our advisory board member, Prof Geoffrey Khan of @cam.ac.uk is teaching. Don't miss out: bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Egypt #Khurasan #Nubia
In October's 'Document of the Month', Maryam Heydarkhani uncovers glimpses of daily life in a 19th-century madrasa through its endowment deed.
This latest read in our popular series is a big leap forward in time for Invisible East! Read now at bit.ly/EndowmentDeed
#documents #history #Qajar
This latest read in our popular series is a big leap forward in time for Invisible East! Read now at bit.ly/EndowmentDeed
#documents #history #Qajar
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In October's 'Document of the Month', Maryam Heydarkhani uncovers glimpses of daily life in a 19th-century madrasa through its endowment deed.
This latest read in our popular series is a big leap forward in time for Invisible East! Read now at bit.ly/EndowmentDeed
#documents #history #Qajar
This latest read in our popular series is a big leap forward in time for Invisible East! Read now at bit.ly/EndowmentDeed
#documents #history #Qajar
The team has recently had the privilege of visiting Leicester and Solihull, to share our research with secondary school pupils, and to hear their insights!
Here are a few of the wonderful posters produced by Year 7 students at Lode Heath School.
#skystorians #medievalsky #oxfordlifelonglearning
Here are a few of the wonderful posters produced by Year 7 students at Lode Heath School.
#skystorians #medievalsky #oxfordlifelonglearning
October 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The team has recently had the privilege of visiting Leicester and Solihull, to share our research with secondary school pupils, and to hear their insights!
Here are a few of the wonderful posters produced by Year 7 students at Lode Heath School.
#skystorians #medievalsky #oxfordlifelonglearning
Here are a few of the wonderful posters produced by Year 7 students at Lode Heath School.
#skystorians #medievalsky #oxfordlifelonglearning
Due this December: @arezouazad.bsky.social's 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan'. The first in 'The Islamicate East' series with @edinburghup.bsky.social
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with code NEW30: bit.ly/WarehouseofBamiyan
#skystorians #medievalsky #Afghanistan
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with code NEW30: bit.ly/WarehouseofBamiyan
#skystorians #medievalsky #Afghanistan
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Due this December: @arezouazad.bsky.social's 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan'. The first in 'The Islamicate East' series with @edinburghup.bsky.social
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with code NEW30: bit.ly/WarehouseofBamiyan
#skystorians #medievalsky #Afghanistan
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with code NEW30: bit.ly/WarehouseofBamiyan
#skystorians #medievalsky #Afghanistan
TOMORROW: Robert Travers of @cornelluniversity.bsky.social speaks on 'Persian Archives for Histories of Colonial State-Formation in South Asia in the Eighteenth Century'.
🗓️ 15 October, 12pm Toronto/5pm UK.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
🗓️ 15 October, 12pm Toronto/5pm UK.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
TOMORROW: Robert Travers of @cornelluniversity.bsky.social speaks on 'Persian Archives for Histories of Colonial State-Formation in South Asia in the Eighteenth Century'.
🗓️ 15 October, 12pm Toronto/5pm UK.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
🗓️ 15 October, 12pm Toronto/5pm UK.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
Colleagues @lmumuenchen.bsky.social are hosting a workshop about medieval Arabic documents this November. Our advisory board member Prof Geoffrey Khan (University of Cambridge) will be teaching - it promises to be a fascinating time!
bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Arabic #documents #medievalsky
bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Arabic #documents #medievalsky
October 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Colleagues @lmumuenchen.bsky.social are hosting a workshop about medieval Arabic documents this November. Our advisory board member Prof Geoffrey Khan (University of Cambridge) will be teaching - it promises to be a fascinating time!
bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Arabic #documents #medievalsky
bit.ly/ArabicDocumentsWorkshop
#Arabic #documents #medievalsky
Join us to hear Robert Travers of @cornelluniversity.bsky.social speak on 'Persian Archives for Histories of Colonial State-Formation in South Asia in the Eighteenth Century'.
🗓️ Wednesday 15 October, 5pm UK time.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
🗓️ Wednesday 15 October, 5pm UK time.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
October 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Join us to hear Robert Travers of @cornelluniversity.bsky.social speak on 'Persian Archives for Histories of Colonial State-Formation in South Asia in the Eighteenth Century'.
🗓️ Wednesday 15 October, 5pm UK time.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
🗓️ Wednesday 15 October, 5pm UK time.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RethinkingHistoryZoom
#skystorian #archives #documents #Persian
Last day to sign up for our new hybrid lecture series @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social!
Invisible East researchers will be joined by Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social to illuminate this fascinating period and region.
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#silkroads #historylovers #lifelonglearning
Invisible East researchers will be joined by Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social to illuminate this fascinating period and region.
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#silkroads #historylovers #lifelonglearning
October 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Last day to sign up for our new hybrid lecture series @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social!
Invisible East researchers will be joined by Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social to illuminate this fascinating period and region.
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#silkroads #historylovers #lifelonglearning
Invisible East researchers will be joined by Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social to illuminate this fascinating period and region.
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#silkroads #historylovers #lifelonglearning
Reposted by Invisible East
Congratulations to Dr Arezou Azad on her new book 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan'! 🎉📖
The book uncovers the untold history of Bamiyan's warehouse, revealing the lives of farmers, landholders, and their role in the economy. Find out more: buff.ly/aonb6Qn
The book uncovers the untold history of Bamiyan's warehouse, revealing the lives of farmers, landholders, and their role in the economy. Find out more: buff.ly/aonb6Qn
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Congratulations to Dr Arezou Azad on her new book 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan'! 🎉📖
The book uncovers the untold history of Bamiyan's warehouse, revealing the lives of farmers, landholders, and their role in the economy. Find out more: buff.ly/aonb6Qn
The book uncovers the untold history of Bamiyan's warehouse, revealing the lives of farmers, landholders, and their role in the economy. Find out more: buff.ly/aonb6Qn
Discover more about our new hybrid lecture series for Oxford Lifelong Learning, 'Silk Roads: Empire and Everyday Voices in the Medieval Islamicate East', in this invitation from our Programme Director, Arezou Azad.
#medievalsky #skystorians #silkroads
#medievalsky #skystorians #silkroads
October 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Discover more about our new hybrid lecture series for Oxford Lifelong Learning, 'Silk Roads: Empire and Everyday Voices in the Medieval Islamicate East', in this invitation from our Programme Director, Arezou Azad.
#medievalsky #skystorians #silkroads
#medievalsky #skystorians #silkroads
We are delighted to have finished the latest tranche of translation: our #digitalcorpus now contains 334 #documents in New #Persian, enabling researchers to explore the medieval Islamicate East through stories of everyday life!
Thank you to all team members since 2020 for their work 🎉
#medievalsky
Thank you to all team members since 2020 for their work 🎉
#medievalsky
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are delighted to have finished the latest tranche of translation: our #digitalcorpus now contains 334 #documents in New #Persian, enabling researchers to explore the medieval Islamicate East through stories of everyday life!
Thank you to all team members since 2020 for their work 🎉
#medievalsky
Thank you to all team members since 2020 for their work 🎉
#medievalsky
We're delighted to be joined by fantastic colleagues, Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social, for our upcoming lecture series for @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social. Don't miss this chance to explore this fascinating region & period!
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorians #medievalsky #history
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorians #medievalsky #history
October 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We're delighted to be joined by fantastic colleagues, Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social, for our upcoming lecture series for @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social. Don't miss this chance to explore this fascinating region & period!
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorians #medievalsky #history
🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorians #medievalsky #history
For our followers based in Paris, the multidisciplinary seminar series 'Afghanistan Through the Ages — Voices in Stone, Script, and Story' begins tomorrow @inalco.fr, with Riccardo Bonotto presenting on 'Une histoire économique des Sikhs d'Afghanistan'.
#afghanistan #skystorian #sikhhistory
#afghanistan #skystorian #sikhhistory
September 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For our followers based in Paris, the multidisciplinary seminar series 'Afghanistan Through the Ages — Voices in Stone, Script, and Story' begins tomorrow @inalco.fr, with Riccardo Bonotto presenting on 'Une histoire économique des Sikhs d'Afghanistan'.
#afghanistan #skystorian #sikhhistory
#afghanistan #skystorian #sikhhistory
Join us for a six-week hybrid lecture series for @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, starting Monday 13 October.
For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#lifelonglearning #studyatoxford #medievalsky #skystorian
For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#lifelonglearning #studyatoxford #medievalsky #skystorian
September 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Join us for a six-week hybrid lecture series for @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, starting Monday 13 October.
For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#lifelonglearning #studyatoxford #medievalsky #skystorian
For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#lifelonglearning #studyatoxford #medievalsky #skystorian
We're thrilled that @arezouazad.bsky.social's book 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan' will be published soon in 'The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History' series with @edinburghup.bsky.social!
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with the code NEW30!
#skystorian #medievalsky #silkroads
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with the code NEW30!
#skystorian #medievalsky #silkroads
September 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We're thrilled that @arezouazad.bsky.social's book 'The Warehouse of Bamiyan' will be published soon in 'The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History' series with @edinburghup.bsky.social!
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with the code NEW30!
#skystorian #medievalsky #silkroads
Enjoy a launch discount of 30% with the code NEW30!
#skystorian #medievalsky #silkroads
Explore some of the themes and speakers featuring in our six-week hybrid lecture series 'Silk Roads: Empire and Everyday Voices in the Medieval Islamicate East'...
Starts Monday 13 October. For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorian #silkroads #studyatoxford
Starts Monday 13 October. For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorian #silkroads #studyatoxford
September 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Explore some of the themes and speakers featuring in our six-week hybrid lecture series 'Silk Roads: Empire and Everyday Voices in the Medieval Islamicate East'...
Starts Monday 13 October. For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorian #silkroads #studyatoxford
Starts Monday 13 October. For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures
#skystorian #silkroads #studyatoxford