The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies

Ceramics: The Andalusian Legacy and Mediterranean Spread

Book 02/09/2026

Author: Clara Ilham Alvarez Dopico - Publisher: BA

The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies issued the book titled “Ceramics: The Andalusian Legacy and Mediterranean Spread”, authored by Clara Ilham Álvarez Dopico, a researcher at Complutense University of Madrid, and translated by Shereen Mahmoud. The book includes topics on the ceramics that were made in the workshops of the old city of Tunis and outside its walls in the suburb of Bab Souika, from the early decades of the seventeenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century.

Early Islamic Historiography Between Oral Transmission and Written Documentation (The School of Medina as a Model)

Book 06/07/2026

Author: Dr. Yasser Nour - Publisher: BA

The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies, under the Academic Research Sector of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has released the second volume in its Studies in Islamic History and Civilization series, titled Early Islamic Historiography Between Oral Transmission and Written Documentation (The School of Medina as a Model), authored by Dr. Yasser Nour, Professor at the Faculty of Education, Mansoura University.

Release of the Ninth Issue of the "Arab Memory"

CICS Journal 07/12/2025

Author: Research Papers - Publisher: BA

The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies, affiliated with the Academic Research Sector of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has published the 9th issue of Arab Memory journal. This publication features a special isuue devoted to the heritage of Islamic civilization in the islands of the western Mediterranean, drawing on selected papers presented at the international conference entitled “Mediterranean Islands in Ancient and Medieval History (Influence and Effect)”, held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 18–19 October 2023.

Archery and Equestrian Arts in the Mamluk Era

Book 02/02/2025

Author: Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Aal - Publisher: BA

The BA- Center for Islamic Civilization Studies issued the book entitled “Archery and Equestrian Arts in the Mamluk Era” by Dr Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel-Aal. The book explores Mamluk topics related to horse riding and archery, particularly focusing on equestrian manuals adorned with illustrations of archery equipment.

Historical Overviews of the Relations between Some Countries of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the Islamic Era

Book 09/09/2024

Author: Dr. Sahar Salem - Publisher: BA

Historical Overviews of the Relations between Some Countries of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in the Islamic Era (Examples: Egypt - Land of the Russians - Crimea) is the first in a series of publications on historical and Islamic civilization research that the Center for Islamic Civilization Studies released in the Academic Research Sector of the Library of Alexandria. Dr. Sahar Salem, Professor of Islamic history and civilization at Alexandria University's Faculty of Arts, is the author.

Release of the Eighth Issue of the "Arab Memory"

CICS Journal 11/08/2024

Author: Research Papers - Publisher: BA

The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies has published the eighth issue of the »Arab Memory« journal at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Academic Research Sector. The journal is a peer-reviewed academic periodical that focuses on the cultural and civilizational heritage of Arab countries.

Issuing “Essays on Islamic Antiquities and Civilization”-Part 3

Book 23/01/2024

Author: Hassan Abdel Wahhab - Publisher: BA

The entirety of the writings of Professor Hassan Abdel Wahhab, the father of Islamic antiquities studies, is included in the third section of the book, "Essays on Islamic Antiquities and Civilization”, issued by the Center for Islamic Civilization Studies.

Releasing the 7th Issue of Arab Memory

CICS Journal 03/09/2023

Author: Research Papers - Publisher: BA

The Center for Islamic Civilization Studies, in cooperation with the “Memory of the Arabs” project, affiliated with the Academic Research Sector at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has released the seventh issue of The Memory of Arabs magazine, devoted to the topic of “Cairo, the crossroads of cultures and civilizations from its inception to the end of the Mamluk era”. This release coincides with ICESCO's selection of Cairo as the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2022. The issue also sheds light on the cultural events organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Al-Tohfa Al-Saneyya be Asmaa Al-Belad Al-Mesreya by Ibn Al-Jīʿān

Book 17/07/2023

Author: Ibn al Jian - Publisher: BA

The Islamic Civilization Studies has published a book entitled Kitab al-Tohfa al-Saneyya be Asmaa al-Belad al-Mesreya by Ibn al-Jīʿān who was Mostawfi Diwan al-Gaysh during the reign of al-Ashraf Qaitbay edited by Dr. Ayman Fouad Sayyed.

Releasing “Articles on Islamic Monuments and Civilization”

Book 30/01/2023

Author: Hassan Abdel Wahab - Publisher: BA

The Center published a two-volume book titled Articles on Islamic Monuments and Civilization, which features the complete works of the pioneer of Islamic archaeology studies, Mr. Hassan Abdel Wahab.

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