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).

- [Agakhan-lectures] AKPIA@MIT 2012-2013 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE  Jose Luis Arguello <jlar@MIT.EDU> - H-MEM: jobs  Letizia Osti <letizia.osti@BLUEWIN.CH> - H-MEM: Call for Applicants: NEH Summer Institute (Barcelona, July 2012)  Michael Ursell [mailto:mursell@ucsc.edu] - H-MEM: New Muʿtazilite Sources // Recent publications and publications in press  Sabine Schmidtke [mailto:sabineschmidtke@gmail.com] - H-MEM: 'Ilm al-falaha  Andreas Kaplony [mailto:andreas.kaplony@lmu.de] - H-MEM: new publication on Maghrebi Ceramics  Renata Holod [mailto:rholod@sas.upenn.edu] - H-MEM: 'Ilm al-falaha  Steve Tamari [mailto:steve.tamari@gmail.com]

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