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Day 1: Workshop - Christian Arabic Manuscripts: Research Skills for a New Generation
2-Day Workshop – 19-20 February 2026
Christian Arabic Manuscripts: Research Skills for a New Generation
Students and researchers are invited to join us for a two-day intensive research workshop at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities related to Christian Arabic manuscripts. The workshop will include introductory sessions on the foundations and research horizons of the field, as well as sessions introducing the latest digital tools and technologies advancing research. Attendees will have a chance to practice using these tools and technologies with a range of Christian Arabic texts located in the Bodleian Library. Lunch and refreshments will be provided free of charge on both days.
Requirements:
A solid foundation in Arabic (at least 1 year of Classical or Modern Standard)
A studentship or research a:iliation with Oxford University or another academic institution; OU participants will receive priority, followed by qualified academics and students from other institutions
Demonstrable interest in Christian Arabic Manuscripts, including those for whom Christian Arabic may be tangential to their overall study or research interests, e.g. those working in Byzantine Studies, Islamic Studies, Patristics, and Syriac Studies
How to apply: tinyurl.com/2jzj3me7
Deadline to apply: 9 February 2026
Questions: Dr Steven Firmin mailto:steven.firmin@theology.ox.ac.uk
Date:
19 February 2026, 9:00
Venue:
Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details:
and Schwarzman Centre, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG
Speaker:
Habib G Ibrahim (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)
Organising department:
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Organiser contact email address:
steven.firmin@theology.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
TORCH Network: The Impact of Islam on Christian Political Theology (622-1453)
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Belinda Clark
