Welcome to H-Mideast-Medieval, a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. H-MidEast-Medieval is a discussion network for scholars and others interested in the study of the Islamic lands of the Middle East during the medieval period (defined roughly as 500-1500 C.E.). The network is sponsored by Middle East Medievalists (MEM).

- H-MEM: Position: Islamic Thought, Assistant Prof., University of Chicago  Franklin Lewis [mailto:flewis@uchicago.edu] - H-MEM: The Mongol sack of Baghdad  Elias Muhanna [mailto:emuhanna@fas.harvard.edu] - H-MEM: REMINDER: MEM Graduate Student Paper Prize  Steven Judd [mailto:judds1@southernct.edu] - H-MEM: Conference on the Qur'an, SOAS, 12-14 November  Ayman Shihadeh [mailto:as117@soas.ac.uk] - H-MEM: Harvard lecture November 5 Nasser Rabbat  Letizia Osti <letizia.osti@BLUEWIN.CH> - H-MEM: jobs & announcement  Letizia Osti <letizia.osti@BLUEWIN.CH>

Reviewer: Walid Saleh Title: The Idea of Idolatry and the Emergence of Islam: From Polemic to History Author: G. R. Hawting Reviewer: Andrew Rippin Title: The Qur'an: A New Translation Author: M. A. S. Abdel Haleem Title: An Interpretation of the Qur'an: English Translation of the Meanings Author: Majid Fakhry Reviewer: Raziuddin Aquil Title: The Oral Background of Persian Epics: Storytelling and Poetry Author: Kumiko Yamamoto