Middle East and North Africa

Webinar Registration Open: FamilySearch’s Ottoman Initiative

Registration is now open for the upcoming webinar "FamilySearch's Ottoman Initiative" to be held on 13 June 2024 at 8:00 EST (14:00 CEST).

FamilySearch’s Ottoman Initiative [Webinar]

The IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, Middle East and North Regional Division, and Local History and Genealogy Section cordially invite you to a webinar on 13 June 2024, 8:00 a.m. EST about making Ottoman records accessible to researchers worldwide.

Launch of ‘Everywhere All the Time’ – a digital literacy intervention that fosters critical conversations about technology and AI

With a growing generation of people relying on the internet for learning, entertainment and socializing, it's crucial to cultivate their capacity to ask critical questions about how technology impacts their lives, their communities and the planet. But how can educators guide teens to understand and navigate the digital world confidently? “Everywhere, All the Time” is a creative and playful digital literacy intervention, aiming to do just that.

Post-Pandemic Perceptions

While we have been fortunate to be able to put the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic behind us, not all is the same as before. IFLA's Regional Council, which brings together representatives of each world region, has produced a new report which looks in particular at how the way governments, communities and libraries themselves saw libraries before the Pandemic and now.

Webinar Registration Open: The Iraqi Manuscripts: Their Reality, Institutions, and Challenges

Webinar Registration Open: The Role of Networks in Cultural Heritage Preservation – the Case of MoHO

The Role of Networks in Cultural Heritage Preservation – The Case of MoHO [Webinar]

The IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, Middle East and North Regional Division, and Local History and Genealogy Section cordially invite you to a webinar on 20 May 2024, 8:00 a.m. EST about the Modern Heritage Observatory (MoHO) and how the partnerships work within the changing political and socio-economic conditions in Lebanon.

The Iraqi Manuscripts: Their Reality, Institutions, and Challenges [Webinar]

The Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, Middle East and North Regional Division, and Local History and Genealogy Section cordially invite you to a webinar on 22 April 2024, 8:00 a.m. EST about insights into the history and challenges of holdings in Iraqi libraries. Please register for the webinar using the link above. Registration is open up to the start of the webinar.

Albukhary International University: A Tapestry of Vision, Values, and Architectural Grandeur

In the heart of Alor Setar, Albukhary International University (AIU) stands as a testament to architectural brilliance, resonating with the inspired historical design reflecting the grandeur of classical Islamic architecture from the golden age of knowledge. Beyond its physical beauty, AIU is distinguished by the diversity of its multicultural students, representing over 60 nationalities. As a private nonprofit education institution, AIU was founded with the aim to provide an opportunity for talented, driven, yet underprivileged individuals to pursue higher education, transforming them into holistic, adaptable, balanced, well-rounded, and life-ready graduates poised to be agents of change in societies. Read more

M&M Meeting: LIS Schools – Now and Future regarding Management and Marketing components – Peruvian approach