They might also be the only resolve for future education and rebuilding efforts once the wars in Syria, Iraq or Yemen come to an end.Įarly Arabic periodicals, such as Butrus al-Bustānī's al-Jinān (Beirut, 1876-86), Yaʿqūb Ṣarrūf, Fāris Nimr, and Shāhīn Makāriyūs' al-Muqtaṭaf (Beirut and Cairo, 1876-1952), Muḥammad Kurd ʿAlī's al-Muqtabas (Cairo and Damascus, 1906-16) or Rashīd Riḍā's al-Manār (Cairo, 1898-1941) are at the core of the Arabic renaissance ( al-nahḍa), Arab nationalism, and the Islamic reform movement. In the context of the current onslaught cultural artifacts in the Middle East face from the iconoclasts of the Islamic State, from the institutional neglect of states and elites, and from poverty and war, digital preservation efforts promise some relief as well as potential counter narratives.
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