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Melanie Magidow
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I coordinate projects at Minitex, the Minnesota library consortium, housed at The University of Minnesota. I also translate Arabic to English.
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FYI Open-source Handbook for European Studies Librarians z.umn.edu/hesl @menalibahs.bsky.social
Handbook for European Studies Librarians – Simple Book Publishing
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February 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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11th c. manuscript on Hindu-Muslim metaphysical unity hmml.org/stories/enli...
Enlightened by One Lamp
“Hindu traditions and Islam share a deeply intertwined history in the Indian subcontinent...”
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January 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reposted by Melanie Magidow
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A timely and important Lecture by Dr. Yasmin Amin in Arabic.

ماذا حدث لنصف البشريَّة؟
هل تمَّ اسْتِبعاد النِّساء من أنْ يُصبِحن "إنسانً كاملاً"؟

المحاضرة باللغة العربيّة عبر الزوم والتسجيل على الرابط التالي

www.iis.ac.uk/events/what-...
What happened to half of humanity?
Yasmin Amin explores the Qur'anic term al-insān al-kāmil and its application to both men and women in an Arabic-language lecture on 9 January at 16:30pm BST.
www.iis.ac.uk
January 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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New Post: Medieval Sicilian Lament in Diaspora www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/09/02/m...
September 2, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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New Post: MN Culture www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/08/01/m...
August 1, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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Summer newsletter is out mailchi.mp/98e7baffbfdc...
June 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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New Post: Grads and Career Transitions www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/06/03/g...
June 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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11th century Mediterranean intercultural interactions from a recently discovered astrolabe: www.npr.org/2024/03/16/1....
This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means
This discovery sheds new light on the rich history of scholarship and intellectual exchange between Muslims, Jews and Christians during a time of Muslim rule in medieval Spain.
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May 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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New Post: Ibn Arabi, Love, and Resilience. Includes poem handout www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/05/01/p... @rachelschine.bsky.social @robinmoger.bsky.social @menalibahs.bsky.social
May 1, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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New post: Navigating Publishing Your Own Book www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/04/01/n... @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social @purplepenwords.bsky.social
April 1, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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New Post: Arabic Kids' Books, intended esp for librarians in the US, then others interested www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/03/01/k...
March 1, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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New blog post: All-Time Fav Seasonal Reads www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/02/01/a...
February 1, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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New post: Sensitivity/Authenticity Readings www.melaniemagidow.com/2024/01/01/s... includes list of providers
January 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Children's books on Palestine: an excellent list www.kotobli.com/en/lists/16-...
December 12, 2023 at 3:49 PM
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MLE Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2023 mailchi.mp/4d9aebc79301...
December 11, 2023 at 4:57 PM
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Best Books Read in 2023 www.melaniemagidow.com/2023/12/01/b... @arablit.bsky.social
December 1, 2023 at 3:48 PM
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Upcoming free event for translators. Register here forms.gle/RuSTMbUQsWaH...
November 9, 2023 at 4:12 PM
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New post! Levels of Editing www.melaniemagidow.com/2023/11/01/l...
November 1, 2023 at 3:32 PM
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Prize-winning Arabic story translated by Lily Sadowsky www.melaniemagidow.com/2023/10/02/p...
October 2, 2023 at 2:06 PM
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Happy Autumn! MLE Quarterly Newsletter - bit.ly/MLEautumn23
October 1, 2023 at 9:52 PM