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The Journal of Gulf Studies is a peer-reviewed academic publication and a unique platform that presents the reader with cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on topics related to the Gulf region (Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman) and its neighbouring countries. This journal, one of the strongest research platforms for Gulf studies, provides exclusive entry into the field, and brings together experts and scholars from the Gulf, the Middle East and the international academic community.  For more information visit the Discover platform here.

The International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) publishes peer-reviewed articles on the urban design, architecture and landscape architecture of the historic Islamic world, encompassing the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, but also the more recent geographies of Islam in its global dimensions. The main emphasis is on the detailed analysis of the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of architecture. View the IJIA YouTube channel here. Winner of the Mohamed Makiya Prize for Architecture 2019. View the free issue of IJIA (volume 7, issue 1) here. View the free Editorial essays published in the 10th Anniversary Issue of IJIA here. This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI). For more information, to access the journal or to subscribe visit the Discover platform here.

The Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of the contemporary Middle East and Arab public sphere. The journal engages arts and culture, politics, history and political economy as they confront real-world challenges across the modern states and mosaic of cultures connected to the Middle East region, with special focus on Iraq and its peoples for their significant role in the region. JCIAW aims to provide a platform for conveying prominent and emerging voices in the humanities and social sciences as well as for highlighting the relevance of evolving topics and questions of research in the scholarship of Middle Eastern and Iraqi Studies.  Formerly published as International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, 2007–2018, (Print ISSN: 17512867, Online ISSN: 17512875) This title is indexed with Scopus. For more information, to access the journal or to subscribe visit the Discover platform here.

The Journal of Arab and Muslim Media Research is a peer-reviewed academic publication dedicated to the study of communication, culture and society in the Arab and Muslim world. It aims to lead the debate about the rapid changes in media and society in that part of the world. This journal is also interested in diasporic media like satellite TV, radio and new media especially in Europe and North America. This title is indexed with Scopus. For more information, to access the journal or to subscribe visit the Discover platform here.

New Approaches to Muslim Expressive Cultures
Edited by Ashley Miller

Addresses the dynamic place of Islamic art, architecture, and creative expression in decolonizing processes across the African continent. Brings together new work by leading scholars of African, Islamic, and modernist visual cultures to challenge the disciplinary boundaries that have curtailed the study of African Muslim expression. 74 col. illus.Free sample: Introduction - Un-Disciplining African Muslim Expressive Cultures

Presents new perspectives on queer visual culture in the Southwest Asia North Africa region from artists and scholars. The volume focuses on artworks produced in the contemporary era while recognizing historical and contextual connections to regional and Islamic art and culture. 48 b&w illus.Free sample: Introduction - Beyond Borders and Binaries

Space, Agency, and the New Urban Condition

This collection focuses on the spatial forms and urban consequences of forced migration. The chapters shed light on the multiple dimensions of the refugees’ urban experiences from the scale of the interiors to inner city neighborhoods and informal settlements, and from personal accounts to the formation of public discourse. 70 b/w illus.Free sample: Introduction - The Urban Refugee: Migration, Neoliberalism, and the City

Addresses the question of how architecture – defined broadly – mediates the forces that constitute various forms of flows and boundaries, and thus creates nuanced definitions of Muslim selves. It book discusses how different experiences of partition and consolidation informed or resisted architectural developments and urban planning. 167 b/w illus.Free sample: Introduction - Confining Contingency

Edited by Nilay Karaca and Seda Kula

An analysis of entertainment, spectacle and recreation activities and spaces of late Ottoman and early Turkish cities, discussing their evolution, and significance for the urban life as well as their interaction with society’s modernization processes, through contributions of numerous authors portraying diverse urban environments. 91 b/w illus.Free sample: Introduction by Seda Kula

(Re)Defining the Field

Scholars and practitioners from the realm of 'Islamic architecture’ consider its changing nature and continued significance. Reflective essays address the meaning of ‘Islamic’ in built environments, and the geographical, chronological, disciplinary diversity of a dynamic field of study encompassing far more than mosques and tombs. 118 b/w illus.Free sample: Introduction - The Changed and Changing Field of ‘Islamic Architecture’

Long before the Taliban, ISIS and other iconoclasts, Muslims imagined localities of antiquity as places imbued with didactic, historical and moral power. In thirteen articles by leading scholars covering the eighth century to the present, this book explores diverse ways Muslims have valued the material legacies of ancient and pre-Islamic societies. 118 b/w illus.Free sample: Introduction - Imagining Localities of Antiquity in Islamic Societies