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New, handwritten Maimonides texts discovered at Cambridge University Library

11 May 2023

900-year-old paper fragment verified as the handwriting of legendary philosopher Maimonides.

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The European in India, 1813 by Charles D'Oyly (1781-1845)

A world of science

08 Oct 2015

The history of science has been centred for too long on the West, say Simon Schaffer and Sujit Sivasundaram. It’s time to think global.

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Detail from 16th century Persian manuscript, 'The marvels of creation and the oddities of existence'

A Book of Strange and Wonderful Tales and its Eminent Translator

20 Dec 2014

Crocodiles have pearls in their ears; statues move and speak. The first English translation of a collection of Arab fantasy stories opens a window on...

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1,000 years of history to be digitised following unique appeal

09 Dec 2013

A campaign to save ancient documents chronicling 1,000 years of history has succeeded after £1.2m was raised by the universities of Cambridge and...

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Marrakech rooftops

Cambridge in Morocco

16 Apr 2012

In the midst of the historic changes that are affecting much of the Arab world, a team of Cambridge researchers are visiting Morocco to explore new...

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Sarajevo

Cambridge in Sarajevo

07 May 2011

Islamic Studies specialists from the Universities of Cambridge and Sarajevo are to exchange perspectives on religion and politics in a country which...

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Games!

Praise for research initiative on British Muslims

09 Apr 2010

A Cambridge University-led project which investigated what it means to be a Muslim living in modern Britain has won high praise as a model for future...

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Cambridge punting

Birmingham pupils get a flavour of life at Cambridge

26 Jun 2007

Several high-achieving minority ethnic students from state schools in Birmingham are keen to apply to Cambridge following a visit to Newnham College...

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Tour Hassan, Rabat, Morocco

The palatial language of power

01 Apr 2007

By sifting through medieval Arabic chronicles from Islamic Spain and Morocco, a picture emerges of how the evocative, but frequently abandoned...

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